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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: John H. Astington (University of Toronto)Publisher: Cambridge University Press Imprint: Cambridge University Press Dimensions: Width: 18.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 0.760kg ISBN: 9781107121430ISBN 10: 1107121434 Pages: 280 Publication Date: 18 May 2017 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviews'Concentrating on patterns of pictorial meaning as they are produced by drama as well as art, Astington examines the wide contexts of visual meaning within this period. From fine art, woodcuts, illustrations, design, tapestries and emblems to the ways in which images of theatres were reproduced and circulated, he establishes the extraordinary range and depth of Tudor and Stuart visual culture. ... This is a wonderful book which brings together many of the most fruitful and important currents in literary criticism of the period.' Charlotte Scott, Shakespeare Survey 'Concentrating on patterns of pictorial meaning as they are produced by drama as well as art, Astington examines the wide contexts of visual meaning within this period. From fine art, woodcuts, illustrations, design, tapestries and emblems to the ways in which images of theatres were reproduced and circulated, he establishes the extraordinary range and depth of Tudor and Stuart visual culture. ... This is a wonderful book which brings together many of the most fruitful and important currents in literary criticism of the period.' Charlotte Scott, Shakespeare Survey 'Astington's book is beautifully illustrated and will give students and scholars new to this field a good sense of the richness of the available evidence ... Astington succeeds in presenting a detailed range of evidence that will inform such debate as it occurs in future studies.' Chloe Porter, The Review of English Studies 'Concentrating on patterns of pictorial meaning as they are produced by drama as well as art, Astington examines the wide contexts of visual meaning within this period. From fine art, woodcuts, illustrations, design, tapestries and emblems to the ways in which images of theatres were reproduced and circulated, he establishes the extraordinary range and depth of Tudor and Stuart visual culture. ... This is a wonderful book which brings together many of the most fruitful and important currents in literary criticism of the period.' Charlotte Scott, Shakespeare Survey 'Astington's book is beautifully illustrated and will give students and scholars new to this field a good sense of the richness of the available evidence ... Astington succeeds in presenting a detailed range of evidence that will inform such debate as it occurs in future studies.' Chloe Porter, The Review of English Studies 'Concentrating on patterns of pictorial meaning as they are produced by drama as well as art, Astington examines the wide contexts of visual meaning within this period. From fine art, woodcuts, illustrations, design, tapestries and emblems to the ways in which images of theatres were reproduced and circulated, he establishes the extraordinary range and depth of Tudor and Stuart visual culture. ... This is a wonderful book which brings together many of the most fruitful and important currents in literary criticism of the period.' Charlotte Scott, Shakespeare Survey 'Astington's book is beautifully illustrated and will give students and scholars new to this field a good sense of the richness of the available evidence ... Astington succeeds in presenting a detailed range of evidence that will inform such debate as it occurs in future studies.' Chloe Porter, The Review of English Studies 'Concentrating on patterns of pictorial meaning as they are produced by drama as well as art, Astington examines the wide contexts of visual meaning within this period. From fine art, woodcuts, illustrations, design, tapestries and emblems to the ways in which images of theatres were reproduced and circulated, he establishes the extraordinary range and depth of Tudor and Stuart visual culture. ... This is a wonderful book which brings together many of the most fruitful and important currents in literary criticism of the period.' Charlotte Scott, Shakespeare Survey 'Concentrating on patterns of pictorial meaning as they are produced by drama as well as art, Astington examines the wide contexts of visual meaning within this period. From fine art, woodcuts, illustrations, design, tapestries and emblems to the ways in which images of theatres were reproduced and circulated, he establishes the extraordinary range and depth of Tudor and Stuart visual culture. ... This is a wonderful book which brings together many of the most fruitful and important currents in literary criticism of the period.' Charlotte Scott, Shakespeare Survey Author InformationJohn 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). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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