| Description |
xiii, 170 pages ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
1. Shakespeare, film and violence: doing violence to Shakespeare -- 2. Shakespeare, film and gender: critical and filmic representations of Hamlet -- 3. Shakespeare, film and sexuality: politically correct sexuality in film adaptations of Romeo and Juliet and Much ado about nothing -- 4. Shakespeare, film and race: screening Othello and The tempest -- 5. Shakespeare, film and nationalism: Henry V -- 6. Conclusions -- Appendix 1: Student exercises ; Appendix 2: Evaluations |
| Summary |
Deborah Cartmell focuses on how Shakespeare is manipulated in film and television through the representation of violence, gender, sexuality, race and nationalism. The author discusses a wide range of Shakespearean films from 1952 to 1999 |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 158-163 |
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Filmography: pages 164-166 |
| Subject |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Film adaptations.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Filmand video adaptations
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English drama -- Film adaptations.
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English drama -- Filmand video adaptations
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| Genre/Form |
Film adaptations.
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| ISBN |
0333652118 (hbk.) |
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0333652126 (paperback) |
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