[DOC] Feminist Theatrical Revisions of Classic Works: Critical Essays by Sharon Friedman at Arts-Photography

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This fascinating new book explores the world of portraiture from a number of vantage points; and asks key questions about its nature. How has portraiture changed over the centuries? How have portraits represented their subjects; and how have they been interpreted? Issues of identity; modernity; and gender are considered within a cultural and historical context.Shearer West uncovers much intriguing detail about a genre that has often been seen as purely representational; featuring examples from African tribes to Renaissance princes; and from stars such as David and Victoria Beckham to ordinary people. In the process; she shows us how to communicate with the past in an exciting new way.