This revised edition examines how the plays of Shakespeare and his contemporaries dramatise the Renaissance preoccupation with cosmetics. Farah Karim-Cooper explores the then-contentious issue of female beauty and identifies a \"culture of cosmetics\", which finds its visual identity on theearly modern stage. She also examines cosmetic recipes and anti-cosmetic literature focusing on their relationship to drama in its representations of gender, race, politics and beauty. | Cosmetics in Shakespearean and Renaissance Drama by Farah Karim-Cooper, Paperback | Indigo Chapters