Description
Book SynopsisWith their broken lines and hasty brushwork, sketches acquired enormous ideological and aesthetic power during the Romantic period in England. Sha examines the shifting economic and aesthetic value of the sketch in sources ranging from auction catalogs and sketching manuals to novels that employed scenes of sketching and courtship.
Trade Review"Sha brings to life a neglected sphere of activity in this period and he moves skillfully between art history and literary criticism." *
Times Literary Supplement *
"A riveting literary/art historical account of an under-analyzed aspect of British culture. . . . It is written in an approachable, elegant, lucid style that invites the reader's interest." * Marlon Ross, University of Michigan *
"A learned book which has unearthed a large amount of intriguing material, all of which relates to an expanded definition of the sketch during the English romantic period." *
Review of English Studies *
"Sha writes with enthusiasm and excitement, and with a shrewd eye for the well-taken point. He is convincing, intelligent, and fair." *
Byron Journal *
