Ophelia’s choice: Visual representations of the lady in the water in 19th Century
The madness and drowning of Ophelia have fascinated the 19th Century. The large range of visual representations to the Hamlet episode has many reasons, amidst them its ambiguity also derivated from the Queen Gertrude’s description, a not theatrical one, and so even more suggestive. In this article t...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | Portuguese |
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Universidade Estadual de Campinas
2021
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| Online Access: | https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/inpec/index.php/rhac/article/view/15385 |
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| Summary: | The madness and drowning of Ophelia have fascinated the 19th Century. The large range of visual representations to the Hamlet episode has many reasons, amidst them its ambiguity also derivated from the Queen Gertrude’s description, a not theatrical one, and so even more suggestive. In this article the prints, drawings, paintings, and sculptures will be measured up to Shakespeare’s text. The issues on purity, sensuality, accidental or voluntary death will be considered as well as the adaptation of a tragicromantic theme to the rule of artistic forms. |
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| ISSN: | 2675-9829 |
