Chapter 2 Early Modern Cosmetic Culture

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents iii
3. List of Illustrations iv
4. Acknowledgements vi
5. Chapter 1 Defining Beauty in Renaissance Culture 1
6. Chapter 2 Early Modern Cosmetic Culture 36
7. Chapter 3 Cosmetic Restoration in Jacobean Tragedy 69
8. Chapter 4 John Webster and the Culture of Cosmetics 91
9. Chapter 5 Jonson’s Cosmetic Ritual 113
10. Chapter 6 Cosmetics and Poetics in Shakespearean Comedy 134
11. Chapter 7 ‘Deceived with ornament’: Shakespeare’s Venice 154
12. Chapter 8 ‘Flattering Unction’: Cosmetics in Hamlet 178
13. Epilogue 201
14. Bibliography 203
15. Index 216