| Almost Shakespeare: Reinventing His Works for Cinema and Television Contributor(s): Keller, James R. (Editor), Stratyner, Leslie (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0786419091 ISBN-13: 9780786419098 Publisher: McFarland & Company OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2004 Annotation: This collection of essays addresses the use of Shakespearean narratives, themes, imagery, and characterizations in non-Shakespearian cinema. The essays explore how Shakespeare and his work are manipulated within the popular media and explore topics such as racism, jealously, misogyny and nationality. The question of whether a contemporary production is influenced by Shakespeare or by an earlier piece that influenced Shakespeare is also addressed. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - General - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures - Literary Criticism |
| Dewey: 791.436 |
| LCCN: 2004017517 |
| Physical Information: 0.46" H x 6.04" W x 9.08" (0.65 lbs) 197 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the past two decades, Othello has tried out for the basketball team, Macbeth has taken over a fast food joint and King Lear has moved to an Iowa farm--Shakespeare is everywhere in popular culture. This collection of essays addresses the use of Shakespearean narratives, themes, imagery and characterizations in non-Shakespearian cinema. The essays explore how Shakespeare and his work are manipulated within the popular media and explore topics such as racism, jealousy, misogyny and nationality. The submissions concentrate on film and television programs that are adaptations of Shakespearean plays, including My Own Private Idaho, CSI-Miami, A Thousand Acres, Prospero's Books, O, 10 Things I Hate About You, Withnail and I, Get Over It, and The West Wing. Each chapter includes notes and a list of works cited. A full bibliography completes the work; it is divided into bibliographies and filmographies, general studies and essays, derivatives based on a single play, derivatives based on several, and derivatives based on Shakespeare as a character. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here. |
