Stage and Picture in the English Renaissance - The Mirror Up to Nature

This book demonstrates the pervading influence of visual art in the composition, production and reception of Renaissance English drama.

List of 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.

About the author

John H. Astington is Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto. His many publications centre on the theatre of the Renaissance and its cultural contexts, and his books include English Court Theatre 1558–1642 (Cambridge, 1999) and Actors and Acting in Shakespeare's Time (Cambridge, 2010).

Summary

This book presents a new approach to the relationship between traditional pictorial arts and the theatre in Renaissance England. Demonstrating the vast range of visual culture in evidence in the period, John H. Astington shows its pervading influence in the composition, production and reception of Renaissance English drama.

Product details

• Authors: John Astington, John H. Astington, John H. (University of Toronto) Astington, Astington John H.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2017
• EAN: 9781107121430
• ISBN: 978-1-107-12143-0
• No. of pages: 280
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, ART / History / General, ART / European, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, Theatre Studies, History of Art, United Kingdom, Great Britain, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Literary studies: general, Renaissance art, Renaissance style, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, Literary studies: plays & playwrights, Literary studies: plays and playwrights