info@woodslane.com.au
Contact us on (02) 8445 2300
For all customer service and order enquiries

WOODSLANE

Popular Subjects

Woodslane Online Catalogues

9781498563987 Add to Cart

Corporeality and Performativity in Baroque Naples

The Body of Naples
Description
Table of
Contents
Google
Preview
This book provides an interdisciplinary introduction to the Neapolitan Baroque, through original and in-depth interpretations of pivotal masterpieces of Neapolitan art, literature, philosophy, theater. The book also presents the city of Naples as a cultural space in which the body functions as a visual, literary, and urban metaphor. By examining the works of Giordano Bruno, Caravaggio, Giambattista Basile, Silvio Fiorillo and Raimondo di Sangro, Principe di San Severo, the essays comprising this volume show the contribution of these world renowned figures to the Baroque imagery of Naples, but also highlight the impact the city had on their work. Finally, the book stirs reflection on the enduring presence and current revival of the Neapolitan Baroque, by looking at contemporary culture and the cinematic adaptation of baroque works, such as Matteo Garrone's Tale of Tales.
Introduction Alessandro Giardino Chapter 1: Giordano Bruno: Between the Renaissance and Baroque Lara Harwood-Ventura Chapter 2: Caravaggio: Women from the Margins Alessandro Giardino Chapter 3: "A Woodsy Scene:" Sexual Innuendoes and Eroticism in Giambattista Basile's Toponomastic Marino Forlino Chapter 4: Pulcinella and Capitan Matamoros: Staging the Body of Naples in a Cloak-and-Dagger Neapolitan Drama Marcella Salvi Chapter 5: The Prince of San Severo's Esoteric Baroque: Body and Soul in the Museum and Cappella di San Severo Clorinda Donato Chapter 6: Matteo Garrone's The Tale of Tales: Visual Metaphors and Transmedial Storytelling Carmela Benedetta Scala
Google Preview content