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Corporeality and performativity in Baroque Naples : the body of Naples / edited by Alessandro Giardino.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Art and society--Italy--Naples--History--16th century.
- Art and society.
- Art and society--Italy--Naples--History--17th century.
- Painting, Baroque--Italy--Naples.
- Painting, Baroque.
- Italy--Naples.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (159 pages)
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2025.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Lexington Books, 2017.
- Summary:
- "This book provides an interdisciplinary introduction to the Neapolitan Baroque, through original and in-depth interpretations of pivotal masterpieces of Neapolitan art, literature, philosophy, theater. The book also presents the city of Naples as a cultural space in which the body functions as a visual, literary, and urban metaphor. By examining the works of Giordano Bruno, Caravaggio, Giambattista Basile, Silvio Fiorillo and Raimondo di Sangro, Principe di San Severo, the essays comprising this volume show the contribution of these world renowned figures to the Baroque imagery of Naples, but also highlight the impact the city had on their work. Finally, the book stirs reflection on the enduring presence and current revival of the Neapolitan Baroque, by looking at contemporary culture and the cinematic adaptation of baroque works, such as Matteo Garrone's Tale of Tales."--Publisher's website.
- Contents:
- Introduction / Alessandro Giardino
- Giordano Bruno : between the Renaissance and Baroque / Lara Harwood-Ventura
- Caravaggio : women from the margins / Alessandro Giardino
- "A woodsy scene :" sexual innuendoes and eroticism in Giambattista Basile's toponomastic exploration of Naples in the Pentamerone / Marino Forlino
- Pulcinella and Capitan Matamoros : staging the body of Naples in a cloak-and-dagger Neapolitan drama / Marcella Salvi
- The Prince of San Severo's esoteric baroque : body and soul in the Museum and Cappella di San Severo / Clorinda Donato
- Matteo Garrone's The tale of tales : visual metaphors and transmedial storytelling / Carmela Benedetta Scala.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-66699-276-3
- 1-4985-6399-6
- OCLC:
- 1011496660
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