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Painted Faces on the Renaissance Stage: The Moral Significance of Face-Painting Conventions

Annette Drew-Bear
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Description:This book shows how the painted face functions as a theatrical signal in Renaissance drama. Explaining the connection between red, white, and black make-up and sexual sin, devilish corruption, and poison, the author surveys how playwrights used face-paint in tragedy to express a wide range of corruption and in comedy to exploit the bawdy meanings of fucus. Illustrated.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Painted Faces on the Renaissance Stage: The Moral Significance of Face-Painting Conventions. To get started finding Painted Faces on the Renaissance Stage: The Moral Significance of Face-Painting Conventions, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages
139
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PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Bucknell University Press
Release
1994
ISBN
161148071X

Painted Faces on the Renaissance Stage: The Moral Significance of Face-Painting Conventions

Annette Drew-Bear
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Description: This book shows how the painted face functions as a theatrical signal in Renaissance drama. Explaining the connection between red, white, and black make-up and sexual sin, devilish corruption, and poison, the author surveys how playwrights used face-paint in tragedy to express a wide range of corruption and in comedy to exploit the bawdy meanings of fucus. Illustrated.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Painted Faces on the Renaissance Stage: The Moral Significance of Face-Painting Conventions. To get started finding Painted Faces on the Renaissance Stage: The Moral Significance of Face-Painting Conventions, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages
139
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Bucknell University Press
Release
1994
ISBN
161148071X

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