The Civil War was the first 'image war', as photographs of the battlefields became the dominant means for capturing an epochal historical moment. At the same time, writers used the Civil War to present both their notions of nation and their ideas about the new intersections between photography and literary form. Through The Negative offers an account of the collisions between print and visual culture in the work of Hawthorne, Melville, Twain and Crane as they responded to and incorporated the work of such photographers as George Barnard, Alexander Gardner and Jacob Riis. Through the Negative examines how key nineteenth-century American writers attempted to combat, understand, and incorporate the advent of photography in their fiction. In so doing, Megan Williams demonstrates how analyzing the impact of photography on the diverse narrative histories of the nineteenth century yields fresh insights about contemporary art and writing, as the photographic image continues to shape national consciousness.
| ISBN: | 9780415762618 |
| Publication date: | 1st December 2014 |
| Author: | Megan Williams |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 224 pages |
| Series: | Literary Criticism and Cultural Theory |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: general Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers Photography and photographs Military history |
The Civil War was the first 'image war', as photographs of the battlefields became the dominant means for capturing an epochal historical moment. At the same time, writers used the Civil War to present both their notions of nation and their ideas about the new intersections between photography and literary form. Through The Negative offers an account of the collisions between print and visual culture in the work of Hawthorne, Melville, Twain and Crane as they responded to and incorporated the work of such photographers as George Barnard, Alexander Gardner and Jacob Riis. Through the Negative examines how key nineteenth-century American writers attempted to combat, understand, and incorporate the advent of photography in their fiction. In so doing, Megan Williams demonstrates how analyzing the impact of photography on the diverse narrative histories of the nineteenth century yields fresh insights about contemporary art and writing, as the photographic image continues to shape national consciousness.
Through the Negative features in the following genres: Literary studies: general, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Photography and photographs, Military history
Through the Negative is available in Paperback, Ebook
Through the Negative was written by Megan Williams and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd
Through the Negative has 224 pages
Yes it is part of Literary Criticism and Cultural Theory series
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