Pubblicazioni

Autori:

Ragni, Cristiano

Titolo:

“Their colour pleaseth me”: The use of color in Marlowe’s Tamburlaine plays

Anno:

2025

Tipologia prodotto:

Contributo in volume (Capitolo o Saggio)

Tipologia ANVUR:

Contributo in volume (Capitolo o Saggio)

Lingua:

Inglese

Formato:

A Stampa

Titolo libro:

Color and other constructions. Writings for Jodi L. Sandford

Casa editrice:

Edizioni Dell'Orso

ISBN:

9788836136650

Intervallo pagine:

231-257

Parole chiave:

Christopher Marlowe, Tamburlaine plays, early modern England, colourscape

Breve descrizione dei contenuti:

This essay aims to shed some light on the role of color imagery in Marlowe’s Tamburlaine plays, highlighting how it not only enhances the dramatic spectacle, but also serves as a vehicle for character development and emotional resonance. Marlowe employs vivid color symbolism to accentuate the allure of Tamburlaine’s conquests, the exceptionality of his extraordinary enterprise, and the power dynamics among the plays’ protagonists. The language of color particularly reflects Tamburlaine’s ambitious and ruthless nature, shaping audience perceptions of authority, passion, and brutality. In so doing, this essay follows into the footsteps of Jodi Sandford’s own research interests in Color Studies, and specifically her 2021 monograph, with its illuminating focus on “our experience of vision and color and how we use it in language” (2021, p. 18).

Id prodotto:

148912

Handle IRIS:

11562/1178267

ultima modifica:

28 dicembre 2025

Citazione bibliografica:

Ragni, Cristiano, “Their colour pleaseth me”: The use of color in Marlowe’s Tamburlaine plays Color and other constructions. Writings for Jodi L. Sandford , Edizioni Dell'Orso , 2025 , pp. 231-257

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