Interpreting Shakespeare on Screen
Published on 10. July 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
XIII, 170 pages
978-0-333-65212-1 (ISBN)
Description
This book explores Shakespeare films as interpretations of Shakespeare's plays as well as interpreting the place of Shakespeare on screen within the classroom and within the English curriculum. Shakespeare on screen is evaluated both in relation to the play texts and in relation to the realms of popular film culture. The book focuses on how Shakespeare is manipulated in film and television through the representation of violence, gender, sexuality, race and nationalism. Cartmell discusses a wide range of films, including Orson Welles' Othello (1952), Kenneth Branagh's Much Ado About Nothing (1993), Peter Greenaway's Prospero's Books (1991), Baz Luhrmann's William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet (1996) and John Madden's Shakespeare in Love (1998).
Reviews / Votes
'The text sets adaptation in the context of wider issues of culture and identity relevant to any module on Shakespeare.' - John Marland, College of Ripon & York St John 'The book is more student-orientated than the usual range on Shakespeare and film, as well as being critically challenging. A rewarding book for undergraduates and a good starting place for postgraduates.' - Maria Jones, University of Wolverhampton 'This is an excellent book, which I will strongly recommend to my students.' - David Olive, Manchester Metropolitan UniversityMore details
Edition
2000
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
245 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-65212-1 (9780333652121)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-349-91030-4
Schweitzer Classification
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Interpreting Shakespeare on Screen
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Person
DEBORAH CARTMELL is Principal Lecturer in English at De Montfort University, Leicester. She is co-editor of the Film/Fiction annual (1996-).
Content
Preface.- Acknowledgements.- Shakespeare, Film and Violence: Doing Violence to Shakespeare.- Shakespeare, Film and Gender: Critical and Filmic Representations of Hamlet.- Shakespeare, Film and Sexuality: Politically Correct Sexuality in Film Adaptations of Romeo and Juliet and Much Ado About Nothing.- Shakespeare, Film and Race: Screening Othello and The Tempest.- Shakespeare, Film and Nationalism: Henry V, the Movies.- Conclusions.- ppendix One: Student Exercises.- Appendix Two: Evaluations.- Bibliography.- Filmography.- Index.