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Paul et Virginie: Embellishing the Text
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Paul et Virginie: Embellishing the Text |
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In: | Modern Language Review, 114, 2019, 1, S. 22-34 |
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Modern Humanities Research Association
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Umfang: | 22-34 |
ISSN: |
0026-7937 2222-4319 |
DOI: | 10.5699/modelangrevi.114.1.0022 |
Zusammenfassung: | <p>This article reproduces a recently discovered <bold>manuscript</bold> in the hand of <bold>Bernardin de Saint-Pierre</bold>, in which the author gives details about the ways in which he planned <bold>illustrations</bold> for the so-called ‘luxury’ edition of the novel <bold> <italic>Paul et Virginie</italic> </bold> of 1806. Although the edition proved to be a financial failure, the printed volume was embellished by illustrations of the highest quality—but of the twelve proposed illustrations described in this manuscript, only six eventually appeared. I conclude that Bernardin was fully aware of the changing market in <bold>book production</bold>, with buyers keen to purchase volumes that were richly illustrated.</p> |
Format: | E-Article |
Sprache: | Englisch |