Shakespeare Illustrated

From the works of the English language's greatest playwright comes this stunning gallery of immortal scenes: Romeo and Juliet on the balcony, mad Ophelia wreathed in flowers, Macbeth's encounter with the witches, and other vignettes. More than 120 (85 in full-color) illustrations include the published works of many artists, drawn from a dozen plays and showcasing a rich diversity of imaginative styles and treatments. Highlights include images by Arthur Rackham and W. Heath Robinson from A Midsummer Night's Dream; John Austen's interpretations of Hamlet; and episodes from The Tempest by Edmund Dulac and Walter Crane. Other featured artists include Charles Robinson, Frank Pap , Charles Folkard, Louis Rhead, and Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Images from each drama are preceded by a brief introduction to the work and are accompanied by captions that identify the scene and artist, as well as the illustration's date.

Author: Jeff A. Menges
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: 07/19/2011
Pages: 144
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.16lbs
Size: 10.93h x 8.41w x 0.34d
ISBN13: 9780486478906
ISBN10: 0486478904
BISAC Categories:
- Design | Graphic Arts | Illustration
- Literary Criticism | Shakespeare

About the Author
Dover cover design artist Jeff A. Menges specializes in fantasy art and has edited books on the art of Arthur Rackham, Edmund Dulac, and Warwick Goble as well as an anthology of Victorian fairy paintings.

This title is not returnable