“Here Trust Your Eyes”.
An essay is presented on the vision and illusion at the Chestnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during the 1810-1811 performance season. Topics covered include the modalities of visual experience illustrated by the plays "The Castle Spectre" and "The Belle's Stratagem" including visual...
| Publicado en: | Early American Literature Vol. 51; no. 2; pp. 333 - 366 |
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| Formato: | Essay |
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University of North Carolina Press
2016
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| Sumario: | An essay is presented on the vision and illusion at the Chestnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during the 1810-1811 performance season. Topics covered include the modalities of visual experience illustrated by the plays "The Castle Spectre" and "The Belle's Stratagem" including visual trust and visual pleasure, the popularity of pantomimes, and the visual techniques to tease spectators including the use of transparent paintings that move within and around buildings. |
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