Shakespeare the bodger : ingenuity, imitation and the arts of the Winters tale / Joel B. Altman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Altman, Joel B., author.

Contributor:

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Criticism and interpretation.

Shakespeare, William.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Winter's tale.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Winter's tale (Shakespeare, William).

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

vii, 232 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2023]

Summary:

"Drawing inspiration from Robert Greene's deathbed attack on Shakespeare as 'an upstart crow, beautified with our feathers' Shakespeare the Bodger argues that Shakespeare's dramas are compositions of 'shreds and patches' pieced together by a mind of extraordinary synthetic acuity. Such patches include passages of dialogue that, as described in the sixteenth century, 'lead objects before our eyes' by means of ekphrasis. This book offers substantial art-historical research into the only visual artist named by Shakespeare, Giulio Romano, who performs an important role in The Winter's Tale. As well as a painter and architect, this study reveals Giulio as a designer of sculpture. Applying historical and theoretical materials to close readings, it explores critical issues of The Winter's Tale including King Leontes' sudden fit of jealousy; Shakespeare's introduction of a surrogate playwright in the personification of Time and the Queen's statue 'coming to life' through an interactive declaration of faith." -- Page 4 of cover.

Contents:

Prologue : introducing Shakespeare the bodger

Shakespeare's ingenuity : humanism, materialism, and one early modern self

"Your sorrow was too sore laid on" : portraying the subject of ekphrasis

Julio at the crossroads : sex and transfiguration in the court of Sicilia

What did Hermione's statue look like? The four ladies of Mantua and the science of true opinion

"A sad tale's best for winter," but for spring a comedy is better : time, turn, and genre(s) in The Winter's Tale

Epilogue : bodging theatrical faith.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [211]-223) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Altman, Joel B. Shakespeare the bodger.

ISBN:

9781399508414

1399508415

OCLC:

1336460117

Publisher Number:

99996786551