Picturing Shakespeare / Jean-Louis Claret.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Claret, Jean-Louis, author.

Series:

Anthem studies in Renaissance literature and culture ; Volume 1.

Anthem Studies in Renaissance Literature and Culture Series ; Volume 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art and literature.

Renaissance.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Criticism, Textual.

Shakespeare, William.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (194 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London, England : Anthem Press, [2024]

Summary:

This study investigates the capacity of Shakespeare's texts - obviously destined for stage performances - to generate mental images and mental colours. Jean-Louis Claret, both a Shakespeare professor at Aix-Marseille University and an illustrator, proposes to shed light on the process that leads from the written text to visual illustration.

Contents:

Cover

Halftitle Page

Series Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

List of Figures

Acknowledgements

Foreword

Critical Gesture: Preface to a Poetics of the Image

Dedication Page

Introduction

1. Dramatic Texts and Images

Crayonné au théâtre

Childbirth

Ut Pictura poesis

Shakespeare and Colours

Blue

Green

Yellow

Red

Black

White

The Secret History of Colours

2. The Drawings

Macbeth

Henry V

King Lear

As You Like It

Measure for Measure

Cymbeline

Coriolanus

Romeo and Juliet

Richard III

3 Henry VI

The Tempest

The Sonnets

Conclusion: A Lesson In Love

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781839990625

1839990627

9781839990618

1839990619

OCLC:

1429736970