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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822397603321

Autore

Hopkins Lisa <1962->

Titolo

Shakespeare's the tempest : the relationship between text and film / / Lisa Hopkins

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, England : , : Methuen Drama, , 2020

London, England : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2020

ISBN

1-4081-4965-6

1-4081-4966-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 p.)

Collana

Screen adaptations

Disciplina

791.436

Soggetti

Film scripts & screenplays

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Part 1. Literary contexts -- The play in its time -- The play today -- Adaptations of The Tempest -- a brief overview -- Part 2. From text to screen -- Introduction -- setting the scene -- Forbidden planet (dir. Fred Wilcox, 1956) -- The Tempest (dir. Derek Jarman, 1979) -- Prospero's books (dir. Peter Greenaway, 1991) -- Conclusion -- Part 3. Critical responses and the afterlife of text and film -- Introduction -- Jarman's The Tempest -- Prospero's Books -- Forbidden Planet -- Afterlife.

Sommario/riassunto

"The Screen Adaptations Series provides in-depth analysis of how classic literature has been adapted for the screen, showing how alternative readings offer up new interpretations of the original text. Each book, authored by a leading scholar In adaptations studies, collects together a vast array of study material, critical insight and thought-provoking comparisons. From the literary context of the original work, to the critical 'afterlife' of the screen versions, this Is a vital study aid for film and literature students."--Jacket.