| Description |
1 online resource (xxix, 450 pages) : color illustrations, facsimiles, portraits |
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Library of the written word, 1874-4834 ; volume 113 |
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Industrial world ; volume 8 |
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Library of the written word ; v. 113
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Library of the written word. Industrial world ; v. 8
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| Contents |
Introduction. Air view and ant perspective -- Moritz Retzsch's etchings after Goethe's Faust I -- Retzsch in the German states, a borderline celebrity -- Faust I outlined and the original Retzsch effect -- German editions and copies : the bait of rich morsels -- First steps in Britain -- Retzsch copied in Britain and beyond -- Retzsch in France and Belgium -- Extensive and intensive iconography -- The power of parody : a crow amongst nations -- Outlines in the limelight -- Ink worlds -- Two gifted women -- Artefacts : poetics of everyday life -- Conclusion. Grains of sand as cities -- Appendix 1. Moritz Retzsch's 26 Umrisse in original and copied editions : original portfolios, albums and their copies in the German states, Great Britain, France, etc., object of the first six chapters -- Appendix 2. Moritz Retzsch's prints remediated : sundry objects derivative of Retzschian Faust imagery |
| Summary |
"In a new approach to Goethe's "Faust I", Evanghelia Stead extensively discusses Moritz Retzsch's twenty-six outline prints (1816) and how their spin-offs made the unfathomable play available to larger reader communities through copying and extensive distribution circuits, including bespoke gifts. The images amply transformed as they travelled throughout Europe and overseas, revealing differences between countries and cultures but also their pliability and resilience whenever remediated. This interdisciplinary investigation evidences the importance of print culture throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in nations involved in competition and conflict. Retzsch's foundational set crucially engenders parody, and inspires the stage, literature, and three-dimensional objects, well beyond common perceptions of print culture's influence. This study was facilitated by the Institut Universitaire de France / IUF. "-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Description based on print version record and online resource, viewed December 22, 2023 |
| Subject |
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832. Faust -- Illustrations
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Retzsch, Moritz, 1779-1857 -- Criticism and interpretation
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Retzsch, Moritz, 1779-1857 -- Influence
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| SUBJECT |
Retzsch, Moritz, 1779-1857 fast |
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Faust (Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von) fast |
| Subject |
Illustration of books -- Europe -- 19th century
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Etching, German -- 19th century -- Reproduction
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Prints, European -- 19th century -- Social aspects
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Visual communication -- Europe -- History -- 19th century
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Illustration of books
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Retzsch, Moritz, 1779-1857, illustrator
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| LC no. |
2023025030 |
| ISBN |
9789004543010 |
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9004543015 |
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