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03368aam a22005298i 4500 001 B7C16A4AEC6A11E7AF65C16E97128E48 003 SILO 005 20171229012527 008 170417s2017 enk 000 0 eng 010 $a 2017001159 020 $a 1107121434 (hardback) 020 $a 9781107121430 (hardback) 035 $a (OCoLC)968629925 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d YDX $d INU $d EYM $d ERASA $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d NKM $d GZM $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a e-uk-en 050 00 $a PR658.A73 $b A88 2017 082 00 $a 822/.309357 $2 23 100 1 $a Astington, John, $e author. 245 10 $a Stage and picture in the English Renaissance : $b the mirror up to nature / $c John H. Astington, University of Toronto. 263 $a 1705 264 1 $a Cambridge, UK ; New York : $b Cambridge University Press, $c 2017. 300 $a xii, 270 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 26 cm 520 $a "This book presents a new approach to the relationship between traditional pictorial arts and the theatre in Renaissance England. Demonstrating the range of visual culture in evidence from the mid-sixteenth to mid-seventeenth century, from the grandeur of court murals to the cheap amusement of woodcut prints, John H. Astington shows how English drama drew heavily on this imagery to stimulate the imagination of the audience. He analyses the intersection of the theatrical and the visual through such topics as Shakespeare's Roman plays and the contemporary interest in Roman architecture and sculpture; the central myth of Troy and its widely recognised iconography; scriptural drama and biblical illustration; and the emblem of the theatre itself. The book demonstrates how the art that surrounded Shakespeare and his contemporaries had a profound influence on the ways in which theatre was produced and received"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-256) and index. 505 0 $a 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. 650 0 $a English drama $y Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a English drama $y 17th century $x History and criticism. 650 0 $a Art and literature $z England $x History $y 16th century. 650 0 $a Art and literature $z England $x History $y 17th century. 650 0 $a Art and society $z England $x History $y 16th century. 650 0 $a Theater $z England $x History $y 16th century. 650 0 $a Theater $z England $x History $y 17th century. 650 0 $a Renaissance $z England. 650 7 $a Art and literature. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00815400 650 7 $a Art and society. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00815432 650 7 $a English drama. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00910737 650 7 $a English drama $x Early modern and Elizabethan. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01710950 650 7 $a Renaissance. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01094518 650 7 $a Theater. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01149217 651 7 $a England. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01219920 648 7 $a 1500-1699 $2 fast 655 7 $a Criticism, interpretation, etc. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411635 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20180710105437.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=B7C16A4AEC6A11E7AF65C16E97128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search