Shakespeare, Caravaggio, and the Indistinct Regard

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism
Cover of the book Shakespeare, Caravaggio, and the Indistinct Regard by Rocco Coronato, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Rocco Coronato ISBN: 9781351237918
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: October 31, 2017
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Rocco Coronato
ISBN: 9781351237918
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: October 31, 2017
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

This volume presents a contrastive study of the overlapping careers of Shakespeare and Caravaggio through the comparison of their strikingly similar conventional belief in symbol and the centrality of the subject, only to gradually open it up in an exaltation of multiplicity and the "indistinct regard" (Othello).

Utilizing a methodological premise on the notions of early modern indistinction and multiplicity, Shakespeare, Caravaggio, and the Indistinct Regard analyses the survival of English art after iconoclasm and the circulation of Italian art and motifs, methodologically reassessing the conventional comparison between painting and literature. The book examines Caravaggio’s and Shakespeare’s works in the perspective of the gradual waning of symbolism, the emergence of chiaroscuro and mirror imagery underneath their radically new concepts of representation, and the triumph of multiplicity and indistinction. Furthermore, this work assesses the validity of the twin concepts of multiplicity and indistinction as an interpretive tool in a dialectical interplay with much recent work on indeterminacy in literary criticism and the sciences.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

This volume presents a contrastive study of the overlapping careers of Shakespeare and Caravaggio through the comparison of their strikingly similar conventional belief in symbol and the centrality of the subject, only to gradually open it up in an exaltation of multiplicity and the "indistinct regard" (Othello).

Utilizing a methodological premise on the notions of early modern indistinction and multiplicity, Shakespeare, Caravaggio, and the Indistinct Regard analyses the survival of English art after iconoclasm and the circulation of Italian art and motifs, methodologically reassessing the conventional comparison between painting and literature. The book examines Caravaggio’s and Shakespeare’s works in the perspective of the gradual waning of symbolism, the emergence of chiaroscuro and mirror imagery underneath their radically new concepts of representation, and the triumph of multiplicity and indistinction. Furthermore, this work assesses the validity of the twin concepts of multiplicity and indistinction as an interpretive tool in a dialectical interplay with much recent work on indeterminacy in literary criticism and the sciences.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book The Gay Past by Rocco Coronato
Cover of the book Architecture and the Modern Hospital by Rocco Coronato
Cover of the book Managing Mergers Acquisitions and Strategic Alliances by Rocco Coronato
Cover of the book Science at EPA by Rocco Coronato
Cover of the book The Logic of the Gift by Rocco Coronato
Cover of the book Ireland and Anglo-Irish Relations since 1800: Critical Essays by Rocco Coronato
Cover of the book The Classical Theatre of China by Rocco Coronato
Cover of the book The History of Western Philosophy of Religion by Rocco Coronato
Cover of the book When Organization Fails by Rocco Coronato
Cover of the book Monopoly Television by Rocco Coronato
Cover of the book Spices in the Indian Ocean World by Rocco Coronato
Cover of the book Tort Lawcards 2012-2013 by Rocco Coronato
Cover of the book An Introduction to the Social History of Nursing by Rocco Coronato
Cover of the book Public Relations, Society & Culture by Rocco Coronato
Cover of the book Meeting the Needs of Parents Pregnant and Parenting After Perinatal Loss by Rocco Coronato
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy