The Myth and Madness of Ophelia,9780914337249

The Myth and Madness of Ophelia

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ISBN13: 9780914337249
ISBN10: 0914337246
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2002-03-01
Publisher(s): Univ of Washington Pr
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Summary

The Myth and Madness of Ophelia explores the visual representation of one of Shakespeare's most intriguing and popular heroines, from her earliest appearance in 18th-century illustrated editions of Hamlet to the present. It includes paintings, prints, drawings, book illustrations, film, photography, and dance. Among the diverse range of artists are Benjamin West, Eugène Delacroix, Julia Margaret Cameron, Edward Steichen, Gwen John, Alfred Hitchcock, and Louise Bourgeois.Carol Solomon Kiefer provides an historical and analytical overview of the representation of Ophelia along with discussions of her identification with female madness, changing concepts of femininity, and her appropriation in contemporary art and popular culture. Georgianna Ziegler (Folger Shakespeare Library) considers the spiritualization of Ophelia in the Victorian era. H. R. Coursen (University of Maine) focuses on major stage and film Ophelias in the 20th century.

Table of Contents

Foreword 6(1)
Jill Meredith
Acknowledgments 7(1)
Carol Solomon Kiefer
Lenders to the Exhibition
8(3)
The Myth and Madness of Ophelia
11(30)
Carol Solomon Kiefer
Sweet Rose of May: Ophelia through Victorian Eyes
41(12)
Georgianna Ziegler
Ophelia in Performance
53(10)
H. R. Coursen
Works in the Exhibition 63(8)
References 71(4)
Index of Artists 75

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