Shakespeare and Rembrandt: Metaphorical Representation in Poetry and the Visual Arts.
Essen, Germany: Verlag Die Blaue Eule, 1987. First Edition. Paperback. Octavo (8vo). Near fine condition. Item #013218
153 pages of text including a bibliography and an index. Paperback binding with minimal shelfwear. First edition. Previous owner's name neatly on the inside of the rear cover. From the collection of Louis Marder, Shakespeare historian and collector of books by, on or referring to William Shakespeare. A comparative study of recurrent themes in Shakespeare's dramatic poetry and Rembrandt's pictorial art. No attempt is made to relate the two historically. What is being compared are archetypal metaphors in their portrayal of the human condition. Stage and painting, apart from the momentary impact of the spectator's imagination, reveal, on a deeper level, the dramatist's and painter's awareness of possibilities of being beneath surface appearances and historical predictability.
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