Abstract
AbstractThe visual corpus of Manon Lescaut is a rich and complex ensemble. In this article I discuss five prevalent and distinct tendencies in the illustration of Prévost's novel, looking at iconographic series that are highly original and/or particularly intriguing in the interpretation they propose of this canonical text. I have chosen examples from five time periods (the Directory, the Romantic era, the Belle Epoque, the inter‐war years and the 1950s) and two geographic regions (France and America). I focus on book illustration as a receptacle for artistic creativity, a site for the reception of the text and a locus for strategic marketing.
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