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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827055603321

Titolo

Shakespeare, the movie : popularizing the plays on film, TV, and video / / edited by Richard Burt, Lynda Boose

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1997

ISBN

1-134-70752-5

1-134-70753-3

1-280-11496-7

0-203-99208-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (295 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BurtRichard <1954->

BooseLynda E. <1943->

Disciplina

791.43/6

Soggetti

English drama

Television adaptations

Film adaptations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

BOOK COVER; HALF-TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; PLATES; CONTRIBUTORS; INTRODUCTION; 1 TOTALLY CLUELESS?; 2 RACE-ING OTHELLO, RE-ENGENDERING WHITE-OUT; 3 WAR IS MUD; 4 "TOP OF THE WORLD, MA"; 5 POPULARIZING SHAKESPEARE; 6 SHAKESPEARE WALLAH AND COLONIAL SPECULARITY; 7 POETRY IN MOTION; 8 WHEN PETER MET ORSON; 9 IN SEARCH OF NOTHING; 10 A SHREW FOR THE TIMES; 11 SHAKESPEARE IN THE AGE OF POST-MECHANICAL REPRODUCTION; 12 GROSSLY GAPING VIEWERS AND JONATHAN MILLER'S OTHELLO; 13 AGE CANNOT WITHER HIM; 14 ASTA NIELSEN AND THE MYSTERY OF HAMLET; 15 THE FAMILY TREE MOTEL

16 THE LOVE THAT DARE NOT SPEAK SHAKESPEARE'S NAMEINDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Brings together an impressive line-up of contributors to consider how Shakespeare has been adapted on film, TV and video, and explores the impact of this popularization on the canonical status of Shakespeare.