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Searching for Shakespeare by Chief Curator Tarnya Cooper (Hardcover, 2006)
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In 1856 the newly founded National Portrait Gallery in London was presented with a compelling painting of Shakespeare known as the Chandos portrait. Yet, 150 years later, few scholars agree that a true contemporary portrait of the most famous playwright in the history of English literature actually exists. Using the questionable authenticity of this portrait as its starting point, this unique and fascinating book examines the connections between theatrical performance and Shakespeares references in the visual arts. Featuring numerous portraits and images of costumes, theater models, manuscripts, and maps, Searching for Shakespeare looks at the artists overall biography and lifes work. Portraits of Shakespeares contemporaries are also includedfellow actors, entertainers, and playwrights as.
- Buy It NowCOOPER, TARNYA Searching for Shakespeare / Tarnya Cooper ; with Essays by Marcia
