| Anglo-Saxon Gestures and the Roman Stage Contributor(s): Dodwell, C. R. (Author), Dodwell, Charles Reginald (Author), Keynes, Simon (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521661889 ISBN-13: 9780521661881 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $114.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 1999 Annotation: This book is concerned with the pictorial language of gesture revealed in Anglo-Saxon art, and its debt to classical Rome. The late Reginald Dodwell, an eminent art historian, notes a striking similarity of both form and meaning between Anglo-Saxon gestures and those in illustrated manuscripts of the plays of Terence, which, he argues, reflect actual Roman stage conventions. The extensively illustrated volume illuminates our understanding of the vigor of late Anglo-Saxon art and its ability to absorb and transpose continental influence. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | Ancient & Classical - Art - History |
| Dewey: 872.01 |
| LCCN: 99-12836 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Anglo-Saxon England |
| Physical Information: 0.74" H x 6.25" W x 9.27" (1.16 lbs) 246 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |