Polychrome sculptures in Romeo and Juliet and The Winter’s Tale

Since the Reformation, English onlookers have been used to unadorned, unpainted sculptures. However, in The Winter’s Tale, Shakespeare structures the plot around Hermione’s painted statue. Its lifelike appearance serves to enlighten King Leontes about his former tragic errors. Interestingly enough,...

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Main Author: Olivia COULOMB
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Laboratoire d’Etudes et de Recherches sur le Monde Anglophone (LERMA) 2015-06-01
Series:E-REA
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/erea/4499
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