Shakespeare's spiral: tracing the snail in king lear and renaissance painting
Auteur :
Gleyzon, François-Xavier P.
Éditeur :
University Press of America
ISBN :
9780761841371
Date de publication :
19 mars 2010
Dimensions :
23,2 x 15,9 x 1,7 cm
Poids :
426 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This book explores the figure of the snail in Shakespeare and in Renaissance painting. From the emergence of the gastropod object/subject in the text of King Lear and its iconic interface in Giovanni Bellini's painting Allegory of Falsehood, this study follows the path traced by the snail throughout the Åuvre.