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Presenting Shakespeare : 1,100 posters from around the world

Title
Presenting Shakespeare : 1,100 posters from around the world / Mirko Ilic & Steven Heller ; preface by Julie Taymor.
Author
Ilić, Mirko, 1956-
Publication
New York, New York : Princeton Architectural Press, [2015]

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Additional Authors
Heller, Steven
Description
319 pages : color illustrations; 29 cm
Summary
"A skull held aloft; a lovesick donkey; a bloodied dagger--these familiar symbols are instantly recognizable shorthand for the plays of William Shakespeare. In the four hundred years since his death in 1616, the Bard of Avon's exalted place in the pantheon of theater and poetry--and within all of Western culture--has been unequaled. As critic Ben Jonson proclaimed, Shakespeare "is not of an age but for all time!" And just as centuries of theatrical artists have continuously reimagined his works through the lens of their own time and culture, so have illustrators and designers been inspired to create posters that reinvent Shakespeare's well-known symbols and themes for each new generation of theatergoers. Presenting Shakespeare collects more than twelve hundred posters for Shakespeare's plays, designed by an international roster of artists representing more than xx countries, from Japan to Colombia to India to Russia to Australia and beyond. A fascinating trove of theatrical artifacts, Presenting Shakespeare is a necessary volume for theater and design lovers alike"--
Subject
  • Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 > Stage history
  • Theatrical posters
Call Number
JFF 15-1473
ISBN
  • 9781616892920
  • 1616892927
LCCN
  • 2015004930
  • 40025345164
OCLC
902831424
Author
Ilić, Mirko, 1956- author.
Title
Presenting Shakespeare : 1,100 posters from around the world / Mirko Ilic & Steven Heller ; preface by Julie Taymor.
Publisher
New York, New York : Princeton Architectural Press, [2015]
Edition
First edition.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Added Author
Heller, Steven, author.
Other Standard Identifier
40025345164
Research Call Number
JFF 15-1473
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