English Fiction & Prose Literature - General & Miscellaneous - Literary Criticism, 18th Century British History - Georgian Era (1715-1837), General & Miscellaneous European Art, Books & Illuminated Manuscripts, Popular Culture - Great Britain, Literary Re
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Overview
Between 1791 and 1799 Swiss painter Henry Fuseli turned Milton's Paradise Lost into a series of 40 pictures that were exhibited in London in 1799 and 1800. Starting from Fuseli's adaptation, Luisa Calè analyzes how visual practices impact on the act of reading and calls into question the separation of reading and viewing as autonomous aesthetic practices.
Synopsis
Between 1791 and 1799 Swiss painter Henry Fuseli turned Milton's Paradise Lost into a series of 40 pictures that were exhibited in London in 1799 and 1800. Starting from Fuseli's adaptation, Luisa Calè analyzes how visual practices impact on the act of reading and calls into question the separation of reading and viewing as autonomous aesthetic practices.
Book Details
Published
March 1, 2007
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Pages
273
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780199267385