Carnivals and Dreams

Download or read book Carnivals and Dreams written by Louise S. Milne and published by Mutus Liber Books. This book was released on 2011-01 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Summary: This absorbing and original study examines the extraordinary surreal art of Bruegel the Elder in terms of the visual culture of carnivals and dreams. This is also the first study of the origins of nightmare imagery in art and culture. The book explains how the culture of carnivals and dreams converged during the Renaissance, and why this revolutionised the nature of public and private fantasy. Using Bruegel as a case-study, Milne brings together a great range of new and fascinating sources, drawing on philosophy, mysticism and folk culture, as well as art and imaginative literature. Milne guides us through the genesis of the modern nightmare in Bruegel's art and culture. The result is a ground-breaking contribution to visual and psychological history, and an illuminating account of Bruegel's most enigmatic and disturbing works.