Funny ha ha : a visit with some of Shakespeare's comedies ; Funny peculiar : a struggle with some of Shakespeare's comedies / by Emily Martin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Martin, Emily, 1953- book artist.

Contributor:

MacGregor, Katie, papermaker.

Naughty Dog Press, publisher.

Boxcar Press, printer.

M.A. Shaaber Fund for the Furness Shakespeare Library.

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Comedies--In art.

Shakespeare, William.

Artists' books--Iowa--Specimens.

Artists' books.

Toy and movable books--Specimens.

Toy and movable books.

Split-page books--Specimens.

Split-page books.

Letterpress printing--Specimens.

Letterpress printing.

Genre:

Split-page books.

Toy and movable books.

Artists' books.

Penn Provenance:

Martin, Emily (autograph)

Physical Description:

28, 19 unnumbered pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm

Other Title:

Funny peculiar

Funny ha ha, funny peculiar

Visit with some of Shakespeare's comedies

Struggle with some of Shakespeare's comedies

Place of Publication:

[Iowa City] : [Naughty Dog Press], [2016]

Notes:

Two titles bound back-to-back in Dos-à-dos binding.

"Printed in an edition of 25 with several artist's proofs. Housed in a clamshell box covered in Japanese linen cloth"--Colophons.

In an edition of 25 copies signed and numbered by the artist.

"This book(s) is the result of my extended study of Shakespeare's comedies. I find the comedies individually to be enjoyable but there is a sameness to many of the plots that allows me to mix them up in my head. So much mistaken identity, gender confusion and various other contrivances while romping their way to a fifth act wedding or two. Even more problematic are the decidedly unfunny themes that are common in many of these same comedies such as hypocrisy, sexual harassment, intolerance, sexism, misogyny, and anti-Semitism. I struggled for a long time to integrate all these ideas. I finally realized that what I needed to do was to address each aspect separately, thus a dos-a-dos book. Each side has its own focus and treatment. The characters are the same in both books. They are printed using the P22 Blox which are a set of modular shapes that can be interchanged to change the body's posture and gestures. The P22 Blox allows the presentation of the characters as interchangeable as well. Funny Peculiar is a drum leaf book and presents selected lines from five plays delivered by characters on a stage set. Funny Ha Ha is a slice book allowing the viewer to mix and match the costumes and gender of the characters in a variety of postures"--Book artist's website, Emilymartin.com.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the M.A. Shaaber Fund for the Furness Shakespeare Library.

RBC copy is number 16 signed by the artist.

OCLC:

978252167