Puppetry and Puppets
An Illustrated World Survey
Eileen Blumenthal
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| ‘A beautifully conceived tribute to its subjects … covers the field with verve and intelligence’ | | – Margaret Atwood, The Times |
Puppets and Puppetry offers a beautiful and fascinating overview of puppetry, examining the unique nature and abilities of puppets and the countless roles they have played across the globe throughout history.
The author draws on examples from an astonishing array of puppeteers and performances, as well as works of art and historical artifacts, to give an intimate view of this intricate world.
Puppets can be as minimal as two-inch spheres on a Russian puppet master’s index fingers, performing a love scene, or as outrageous as the talking penis in Henri Xhonneux’s 1990 film Marquis. They can be as controversial as a latex Margaret Thatcher wielding a meat cleaver, or as mysterious as the shadow puppets of Southeast Asia, shimmering between oil lamp and screen.
Lavishly illustrated with 350 images and written in a lively, accessible style, Puppets and Puppetry is a celebration, a source of inspiration for artists and craftspeople and a treasure for lovers of the visual and performing arts.
Also of interest:
Wood: The World of Woodwork and Carving
The Theatre: A Concise History
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|  |  | | | | ISBN 0500512264 | | ISBN-13 978-0500512265 | | | | 28.0 x 24.4 cm | | PLC with Jacket | | 272pp | | 350 illustrations, 210 in colour | | First published 2005 | | | | £35.00 | | | |  | | | | 
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