Hamlet and the visual arts, 1709-1900
By: Alan R. Young.
Publisher: University of Delaware Press; Associated University Presses
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Newark; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 405
Subjects: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. -- Illustrations.; Art and literature -- Great Britain -- History.; Art and literature -- History -- 18th century.; Art and literature -- History -- 19th century.; Hamlet (Legendary character) -- Art.; Tragedy -- Illustrations.
Description: "This book examines the manner in which Shakespeare's Hamlet was perceived in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and represented in the available visual media. The author's research has identified more than 2,000 visual images of Hamlet from this period. The images, it is argued, both reflected the critical reception of the play and simultaneously played a significant role in the history of the ever-changing constructed cultural phenomenon that we refer to as Shakespeare."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 376-388) and indexes.