
Shakespeare at the Cineplex
The Kenneth Branagh Era
Samuel Crowl(Author)
Ohio University Press
Published on 22. September 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
296 pages
978-0-8214-1667-9 (ISBN)
Description
Samuel Crowl's Shakespeare at the Cineplex: The Kenneth Branagh Era is the first thorough exploration of the fifteen major Shakespeare films released since the surprising success of Kenneth Branagh's Henry V (1989). Crowl presents the rich variety of these films in the "long decade: between the fall of the Berlin Wall and the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001." The productions range from Hollywood-saturated films such as Franco Zeffirelli's Hamlet and Michael Hoffman's A Midsummer Night's Dream to more modest, experimental offerings, such as Christine Edzard's As You Like It. Now available in paperback, Shakespeare at the Cineplex will be welcome reading for fans, students, and scholars of Shakespeare in performance.
Reviews / Votes
Generous-spirited and eloquent. - John Andrews (The Guild Shakespeare) An important critical link from the literary Shakespeare to the actor's Shakespeare. (The Reader's Review) This now well-established field of performance criticism will be enhanced by Crowl's commendable narrative. (CHOICE)More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Athens
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-8214-1667-9 (9780821416679)
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Person
Samuel Crowl is trustee professor of English emeritus at Ohio University. During his long and diverse career, he received several honors for distinguished teaching, published six books on Shakespeare in performance on stage and screen, served for a decade as dean of University College, and was awarded an honorary degree at the university's two hundredth commencement in 2015. He still serves as a founding fellow of the Ping Institute for the Teaching of the Humanities.