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The drama of the portrait : theater and visual culture in early modern Spain /

"Examines theater and portraiture as interrelated social practices in seventeenth-century Spain. Features visual images and cross-disciplinary readings of selected plays that employ the motif of the painted portrait to key dramatic and symbolic effect"--Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bass, Laura R., 1965-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2008]
Subjects:
Spanish drama > Classical period, 1500-1700 > History and criticism.
Literature and society > Spain > History > 16th century.
Literature and society > Spain > History > 17th century.
Art and literature > Spain > History > 16th century.
Art and literature > Spain > History > 17th century.
Description
Summary:"Examines theater and portraiture as interrelated social practices in seventeenth-century Spain. Features visual images and cross-disciplinary readings of selected plays that employ the motif of the painted portrait to key dramatic and symbolic effect"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:xii, 180 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), map, portraits ; 30 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-170) and index.
ISBN:9780271033044 (cloth : alk. paper)
0271033045 (cloth : alk. paper)