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This book deals with the poetics of the human face, the art of physiognomy, and strategies of nonverbal communication in Shakespeare's plays. It offers new insight into Shakespeare's modes of characterisation, and his art of performance. In Shakespeare's.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Baumbach, Sibylle
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tirril, Penrith [England] : Humanities-Ebooks, ©2008.
Temas:
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Knowledge > Physiognomy.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616
Physiognomy in literature.
Physiognomonie dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Shakespeare.
DRAMA > Shakespeare.
Physiognomy
Physiognomy in literature
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Licence and Use
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Notice
  • CONTENTS
  • 1 Looking for Shakespeareâ€?s Face(s)
  • 2 A Brief Overview of Physiognomic Thought and Theory
  • 3 Shakespeareâ€?s Physiognomic Characters
  • 3.1 Physiognomic Types and Character-(Re)Writings
  • 3.2 Outperforming Performance
  • 3.3 Physiognomic Reflections
  • 4 A Physiognomic Inventory
  • 4.1 A Title-leaf to the Face
  • 4.2 Windows to the Soul
  • 4.3 â€?Let him not leave out the colour of her hairâ€?
  • 4.4 â€?Where is thy blush?â€?
  • 4.5 â€?God hath given you one face, and you make yourselves anotherâ€?4.6 â€?Soft, gentle, and low, an excellent thing in womanâ€?
  • 5 â€?Let me behold thy faceâ€?â€?Physiognomic Readings
  • 6 The Physiognomist in Shakespeareâ€?s Plays
  • 6.1 Facing the Macbeths
  • 6.2 Cleopatra, a New Gorgon
  • 6.3 Othello and the Physiognomy of the Mind
  • 6.4 Much Ado about Masking
  • 7 Conclusion
  • 8 Selected Bibliography
  • Humanities Insights

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