HENRY FUSELI

Shadows and light, high drama and the supernatural, these elements are hallmarks of Fseli's paintings. Accompanying a long-overdue s how of Fuseli's works inspired by literary sources, this book addresses his appreciation of Greek tragedy, Shakespearian drama, and Milton's monumental verse epos Paradise Lost. While most of the criticism around Fuseli focuses on his nightmarish visions indicativ e of the emerging era of Dark Romanticism, this book examines the dramatic elements both in subject matter and style of his painting s, which ...[Read more]