Shakespeare and emptional expression: Finding feeling through colour
Document Type
Book
Publication Title
Shakespeare and emptional expression: Finding feeling through colour
Publisher
Routledge / Taylor & Francis
School
School of Nursing and Midwifery
RAS ID
44276
Abstract
Shakespeare and emotional expression offers an exciting new way of considering emotional transactions in Shakespearean drama. The book is significant in its scope and originality as it uses the innovative medium of colour terms and references to interrogate the early modern emotional register. By examining contextual and cultural influences, this work explores the impact these influences have on the relationship between colour and emotion and argues for the importance of considering chromatic references as a means to uncover emotional significances. Using a broad range of documents, it offers a wider understanding of affective expression in the early modern period through a detailed examination of several dramatic works. Although colour meanings fluctuate, by paying particular attention to contextual clues and the historically specific cultural situations of Shakespeare's plays, this book uncovers emotional significances that are not always apparent to modern audiences and readers. Through its examination of the nexus between the history of emotions and the social and cultural uses of colour in early modern drama, Shakespeare and Emotional Expression adds to our understanding of the expressive and affective possibilities in Shakespearean drama.
DOI
10.4324/9781003198246
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Comments
Phillips, B. (2022). Shakespeare and emptional expression: Finding feeling through colour. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003198246