Stage and Picture in the English Renaissance : the Mirror Up to Nature / John H. Astington, University of Toronto.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Astington, John, author.

Contributor:

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English drama--Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600--History and criticism.

English drama.

English drama--17th century--History and criticism.

Art and literature--England--History--16th century.

Art and literature.

Art and society.

History.

England.

Art and literature--England--History--17th century.

Art and society--England--History--16th century.

Theater--England--History--16th century.

Theater.

Theater--England--History--17th century.

Renaissance--England.

Renaissance.

English drama--Early modern and Elizabethan.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

History.

Physical Description:

xii, 12 unnumbered pages of plates, 270 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

regular print

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2017.

Language Note:

Text in English.

Summary:

"This book presents a new approach to the relationship between traditional pictorial arts and the theatre in Renaissance England. Demonstrating the range of visual culture in evidence from the mid-sixteenth to mid-seventeenth century, from the grandeur of court murals to the cheap amusement of woodcut prints, John H. Astington shows how English drama drew heavily on this imagery to stimulate the imagination of the audience. He analyses the intersection of the theatrical and the visual through such topics as Shakespeare's Roman plays and the contemporary interest in Roman architecture and sculpture; the central myth of Troy and its widely recognised iconography; scriptural drama and biblical illustration; and the emblem of the theatre itself. The book demonstrates how the art that surrounded Shakespeare and his contemporaries had a profound influence on the ways in which theatre was produced and received"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

1. Antique Romans

2. Aeneas' tale to Dido

3. Corn and camels

4. The picture of we three

5. Excellent morals

6. A Mirror for Magistrates

7. The theatre pictured

8. Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-256) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

9781107121430

1107121434

OCLC:

968629925