Portraits in Early Modern English Drama

Name: Portraits in Early Modern English Drama
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Portraits in Early Modern English DramaVisual Culture, Play-Texts, and Performances\nAuthor(s): Emanuel Stelzer\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138348394, 978-1138348394\nSynopsis\nPortraits in Early Modern English Drama studies the complex web of interconnections that grows out of the presentation of portraits as props in early modern English drama. Emanuel Stelzer considers this theory from the Elizabethan age up to the closing of the theatres. This book examines how the dramatic text and the subjectivities of the dramatis personae are shaped and changed through the process of observation and interpretation of pictures in the dramatic actions and dialogues.\n\nUnlike any previous study, it confronts when a portrait is clearly meant not to be a miniature. This also has bearings on the effect of the picture on the audience and in terms of genre expectation. Two important questions are interrogated in the book: W.