The Scandal of Images: Iconoclasm, Eroticism, and Painting in Early Modern English Drama

by Marguerite A. Tassi

Tassi (English, U. of Nebraska, Kearney) examines the themes and subtexts of works of theater such as Campaspe, Antonio and Mellida, Arden and Faversham and Timon of Athens to explore the iconophobia of Elizabethan Protestantism. She finds that theater was considered primarily visual so it, along with painting and other arts, caused some discomfort amongst spectators. This discomfort, rather than confining the visual arts, freed them to comment on aesthetics, morals, and perceptions in unconventional ways. Distributed by the Associated University Presses. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

259 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2005