Parody and Festivity in Early Modern Art
| Author | : David R. Smith |
| Publisher | : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. |
| Total Pages | : 232 |
| Release | : 2012 |
| ISBN-10 | : 1409430308 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9781409430308 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (308 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Parody and Festivity in Early Modern Art by : David R. Smith
Download or read book Parody and Festivity in Early Modern Art written by David R. Smith and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2012 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dwelling on the interconnections between parody and festivity as forms of inversion, the essays in this volume delve into the nature and the meanings of festive laughter as depicted in early modern art. Chapters deal most often with Northern Renaissance and Baroque art; themes include grobianism and the grotesque, scatology, popular proverbs with ironic twists, and a wide range of comic reversals, many hinging on ideas of the world upside down.
