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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827748003321

Autore

Hatchuel Sarah

Titolo

Shakespeare and the Cleopatra/Caesar intertext [[electronic resource] ] : sequel, conflation, remake / / Sarah Hatchuel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, co-published with The Rowman & Littlefield Pub. Group, 2011

ISBN

1-283-13532-9

9786613135322

1-61147-448-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (255 p.)

Disciplina

791.43/6

Soggetti

Film adaptations - History and criticism

Film remakes - History and criticism

English drama

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

Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1. Revisiting Julius Caesar: Antony and Cleopatra as Logical Extension or Challenging Rewriting?; Chapter 2. "Play it Again, Antony!": Performing Antony and Cleopatraas Julius Caesar's Sequel; Chapter 3. "Triple-Turn'd Whore!": Cleopatra in an Intertextual Triangle of Desire; Chapter 4. "Play it Again, Cleopatra!": Cleopatra as the Pivotal Figure in the Conflation of Plots1; Chapter 5. "Carry on, Cleo!": From Sequel, to Remake and Parody; Conclusion: "To Be and Not to Be" a Sequel?

Some Films Based on the Figuresof Julius Caesar, Cleopatraand Mark AntonyBibliography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

Uniquely blending theories of literary and filmic intertextuality with issues of race and gender, and written by an experienced author trained both in early modern and film studies, this book can easily find its place in any syllabus in Shakespeare or in media studies, as well as in a wide range of cultural and literary courses.