Shakespeare and Symbolic Visuality - Shakespeare''s Use of Emblem and Iconography

List of contents

Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1: Of Terms: Emblems and Iconography
Chapter 2: Forms and Functions of Emblems and Iconographs in Drama
Chapter 3: Shakespeare and Emblems and Iconographs
Chapter 4: Recent Discussions
Chapter 5: Conclusions
A Postscript on Sound rather than Vision
Bibliography

About the author

Peter Daly is Professor Emeritus at McGill University.

Summary

From one of the world leading scholars in emblematics, this book seeks to demonstrate the extent to which Shakespeare used symbolic visuality in his use of the stage and objects in his infamous plays. Using obvious examples such as Hamlet's sword or Shylock’s knife and less obvious ones like Ophelia's book to drive home his argument, Peter Daly draws on a range of works to show the underlining roles of the emblems used and the overarching iconography in Shakespeare's work.

Product details

• Authors: Peter Daly, Daly Peter
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 31.12.2023, delayed
• EAN: 9781138307995
• ISBN: 978-1-138-30799-5
• No. of pages: 152
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; The arts: general issues, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Shakespeare, LITERARY CRITICISM / Renaissance, LITERARY CRITICISM / Comparative Literature, Shakespeare Studies & Criticism