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Thanet Decorative & Fine Arts Society
Murderers, Magicians, Madmen and Monarchs; Shakespeare through Artists Eyes.
Thursday 16 September 2010 2 for 2.30pm
Over the past three centuries or so,Shakespeare’s plays have provided artists with a wonderfully rich source of material. Painters have been inspired by extremes of passion, by sprites, ghosts and monsters, by the humanity of everyday characters and by the playwright's evocative language celebrating the fecundity of nature.This lecture will explore three of Shekespeare's plays - the two great tragedies, Macbeth and Hamlet, and the comedy Midsummer’s Night Dream. From the wide variety of artists who have illustrated these plays, this lecure will include works by Fuseli, Blake, Landseer and Millais.In order to bring the language to life, slides will be accompanied by recorded readings by a Royal Shakespeare Company actor.
Our lecturer will be Vivien Heffernan BA.
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