Shakespeare Films
A Re-evaluation of 100 Years of Adaptations
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2016
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-6254-1 (ISBN)
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-6254-1 (ISBN)
Reexamines the recognized “canon” of films based on Shakespeare's plays, arguing that it should be broadened. Emphasis is shifted from the director's contribution, to the film's social, cultural and historical contexts. The work of the auteurs is reevaluated within contemporary contexts, preserving the established canon while proposing new criteria for inclusion.
This study reexamines the recognized "canon" of films based on Shakespeare's plays, and argues that it should be broadened by breaking with two unnecessary standards: the characterization of the director as "auteur" of a play's screen adaptation, and the convention of excluding films with contemporary language or modern or alternative settings or which use the play as a subtext. The emphasis is shifted from the director's contribution to the film's social, cultural and historical contexts. The work of the auteurs is reevaluated within present-day contexts, preserving the established canon while proposing new criteria for inclusion.
This study reexamines the recognized "canon" of films based on Shakespeare's plays, and argues that it should be broadened by breaking with two unnecessary standards: the characterization of the director as "auteur" of a play's screen adaptation, and the convention of excluding films with contemporary language or modern or alternative settings or which use the play as a subtext. The emphasis is shifted from the director's contribution to the film's social, cultural and historical contexts. The work of the auteurs is reevaluated within present-day contexts, preserving the established canon while proposing new criteria for inclusion.
Peter E.S. Babiak has taught composition, drama, film studies and literature at several institutions in Southern Ontario, Canada. He has contributed chapters to scholarly books, published several articles in CineAction Magazine, and been a regular presenter at the Annual Conference of the U.S. Popular Culture Association since 2004. He lives in Canada.
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
1. Silent Shakespeare
2. The Classical Hollywood Period to World War II
3. Olivier and Welles
4. Kurosawa
5. Kozintsev
6. Zeffirelli
7. Kott, Brook, Richardson and Polanski
8. The 1970s and 1980s
9. Branagh
10. Millennial Shakespeare
Conclusion
Chapter Notes
Works Cited
Index
Erscheinungsdatum | 25.05.2016 |
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Zusatzinfo | notes, bibliography, index |
Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
Gewicht | 295 g |
Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik | |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturgeschichte | |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
ISBN-10 | 1-4766-6254-1 / 1476662541 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4766-6254-1 / 9781476662541 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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