Jeff A. Menges

Shakespeare Illustrated: Art by Arthur Rackham, Edmund Dulac, Charles Robinson and Others - Dover Fine Art, History of Art Jeff A. Menges

Brief Description: Compilation of illustrations by various artists from a number of sources. Brief Description: Illustrations of famous scenes from Shakespeare's plays. Table of Contents: Featured Plays: Romeo and JulietThe Two Gentlemen of VeronaA Midsummer Night's DreamThe Merchant of VeniceAs You Like ItHamlet, The Prince of DenmarkThe Merry Wives of WindsorMuch Ado About NothingTwelfth NightKing LearMacbethThe TempestPublisher Marketing: From the works of the English language's greatest playwright comes this stunning gallery of immortal scenes: Romeo and Juliet on the balcony, mad Ophelia wreathed in flowers, Macbeth's encounter with the witches, and other vignettes. More than 120 (85 in full-color) illustrations include the published works of many artists, drawn from a dozen plays and showcasing a rich diversity of imaginative styles and treatments. Highlights includeimages byArthur Rackham and W. Heath Robinson from "A Midsummer Night's Dream"; John Austen's interpretations of "Hamlet"; and episodes from "The Tempest" by Edmund Dulac and Walter Crane. Other featured artists include Charles Robinson, Frank Pape, Charles Folkard, Louis Rhead, and Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Images from each drama are preceded by a brief introduction to the work and are accompanied by captions that identify the scene and artist, as well as the illustration's date.

Contributor Bio:  Robinson, Charles Charles M. Robinson III is a native of Texas and a graduate of St. Edward's University in Austin and the University of Texas Pan American. He is the author of several books on the Old West, including Bad Hand: A Biography of General Ranald S. Mackenzie, which won the Texas Historical Commission's T. R. Fehrenbach Book Award in 1993, and A Good Year to Die. He lives in San Benito, Texas.