Searching for ShakespeareYale University Press, 1 de gen. 2006 - 239 pàgines In 1856 the newly founded National Portrait Gallery in London was presented with a compelling painting of Shakespeare known as the "Chandos” portrait. Yet, 150 years later, few scholars agree that a true contemporary portrait of the most famous playwright in the history of English literature actually exists. Using the questionable authenticity of this portrait as its starting point, this unique and fascinating book examines the connections between theatrical performance and Shakespeare’s references in the visual arts. Featuring numerous portraits and images of costumes, theater models, manuscripts, and maps, Searching for Shakespeare looks at the artist’s overall biography and life’s work. Portraits of Shakespeare’s contemporaries are also included--fellow actors, entertainers, and playwrights as well as his patrons. Insightful essays by distinguished scholars discuss a range of themes, from Shakespeare's sonnets, fame, and professional connections to his relationships with his actors, dramatists, and courtly and public audiences. They also reveal interesting background on the provenance and scholarship surrounding the "Chandos” portrait, which has been copied, purloined, and reproduced since it was first linked with Shakespeare at the beginning of the eighteenth century. For anyone interested in Shakespeare, the mystery surrounding his identity, and the performing and visual arts of the Elizabethan period, this is an essential book to own. |
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Directors foreword 6 ELIZABETHAN THEATRE | 8 |
Shakespeares professional world 23 The Essex Rebellion and the Kings Men 156 | 23 |
portrait painting in Shakespeares contemporaries 174 | 33 |
Catalogue | 192 |
Key to contributors and note to readers 46 National identity and the afterlife | 217 |
His known likeness 47 | 226 |
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THE EARLY YEARS | 239 |
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Texts and Traditions: Religion in Shakespeare 1592 - 1604 Beatrice Groves Previsualització no disponible - 2006 |