What is the role of the arts in American culture? Is art an essential element? If so, how should we support it? Today, as in the past, artists need the funding, approval, and friendship of patrons whether they are individuals, corporations, governments, or nonprofit foundations. But as Patronizing the Arts shows, these relationships can be problematic, leaving artists "patronized"--both supported with funds and personal interest, while being condescended to for vocations misperceived as play rather than serious work. In this provocative book, Marjorie Garber looks at the history of...
What is the role of the arts in American culture? Is art an essential element? If so, how should we support it? Today, as in the past, artists need...
The title of this collection, Profiling Shakespeare, is meant strongly in its double sense. These essays show the outline of a Shakespeare rather different from the man sought by biographers from his time to our own. They also show the effects, the ephemera, the clues and cues, welcome and unwelcome, out of which Shakespeare's admirers and dedicated scholars have pieced together a vision of the playwright, whether as sage, psychologist, lover, theatrical entrepreneur, or moral authority. This collection brings together classic pieces, hard-to-find chapters, and two new essays....
The title of this collection, Profiling Shakespeare, is meant strongly in its double sense. These essays show the outline of a Shakespeare...
In this witty and scrupulously researched book, Garber examines bisexuality through a variety of critical lenses--cultural, literal, and psychological. She explores what "normal" is, and points out how difficult it is to make claims about someone's sexuality. of photos.
In this witty and scrupulously researched book, Garber examines bisexuality through a variety of critical lenses--cultural, literal, and psychological...
