Reading the graphic surface

The presence of the book in prose fiction

By: Glyn White

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Hardcover | 1 December 2005

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02 This book critically engages with the visual appearance of prose fiction where it is manipulated by authors, from alterations in typography to the deconstruction of the physical form of the book. It reappraises the range of effects it is possible to create through the use of graphic devices and explores why literary criticism has dismissed such features as either unreadable experimental gimmicks or, more recently, as examples of the worst kind of postmodern decadence. Through the examination of problematical texts which utilize the graphic surface in innovative and unusual ways, including Samuel Beckett's Watt, B.S. Johnson's Albert Angelo, Christine Brooke-Rose's Thru and Alasdair Gray's Lanark, this book demonstrates that an awareness of the graphic surface can make significant contributions to interpretation.

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Acknowledgements
Notes on abbreviations
Introduction
Reading the graphic surface
The presence of the book
The graphic surface in theory
Mimesis and the graphic surface: A critical blindspot
‘If the gentle compositor would be so friendly’
‘The technological fact of the book’
‘Some languages are more visible than others’
Alasdair Gray: maker of books
Conclusion
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