Anglo-Saxon Gestures and the Roman Stage
Department
Art
Document Type
Book
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Description
This book is concerned with the pictorial language of gesture revealed in Anglo-Saxon art, and its debt to classical Rome. The late Reginald Dodwell, an eminent art historian, notes a striking similarity of both form and meaning between Anglo-Saxon gestures and those in illustrated manuscripts of the plays of Terence, which, he argues, reflect actual Roman stage conventions. The extensively illustrated volume illuminates our understanding of the vigor of late Anglo-Saxon art and its ability to absorb and transpose continental influence.
Call number in WMU's library
PA6768 .D63 2000
ISBN
978-0521034838
Publication Date
2000
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
City
Cambridge
Disciplines
Medieval Studies
Citation for published book
Dodwell, C., & Graham, T. (2000). Anglo-Saxon gestures and the Roman stage / C.R. Dodwell ; prepared for publication by Timothy Graham. (Cambridge studies in Anglo-Saxon England ; 28).
Recommended Citation
Dodwell, C. R., "Anglo-Saxon Gestures and the Roman Stage" (2000). All Books and Monographs by WMU Authors. 522.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/books/522