Caravaggio in film and literature : popular culture's appropriation of a baroque genius /
Although fictional responses to Caravaggio date back to the painter's lifetime (1571-1610), it was during the second half of the twentieth century that interest in him took off outside the world of art history. In this new monograph, the first book-length study of Caravaggio's recent impac...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Legenda : Imprint of the Modern Humanities Research Association and Maney Publishing,
2014
London : Legenda : Modern Humanities Research Associations and Maney Publishing, 2014 |
| Series: | Italian perspectives ;
30 Italian perspectives 30 |
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| Summary: | Although fictional responses to Caravaggio date back to the painter's lifetime (1571-1610), it was during the second half of the twentieth century that interest in him took off outside the world of art history. In this new monograph, the first book-length study of Caravaggio's recent impact, Rorato provides a panoramic overview of his appropriation by popular culture. The extent of the Caravaggio myth, and its self-perpetuating nature, are brought out by a series of case studies involving authors and directors from numerous countries (Italy, Great Britain, America, Canada, France and Norway) and literary and filmic texts from a number of genres -- from straightforward tellings of his life to crime fiction, homoerotic film and postcolonial literature |
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| Physical Description: | 226 p. : ill. ; 26 cm 226 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-220) and index Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-220) and index |
| ISBN: | 1909662003 9781909662001 |