
Shakespeare and the Cleopatra/Caesar Intertext
Sequel, Conflation, Remake
Sarah Hatchuel(Author)
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Published on 24. June 2011
Book
Hardback
226 pages
978-1-61147-447-3 (ISBN)
Description
Is William Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra a sequel to the earlier Julius Caesar? If this question raises issues of authorship and reception, it also interrogates the construction of dramatic sequels: how does a playtext ultimately become the follow-up of another text? This book explores how dramatic works written before and after Shakespeare's time have encouraged us to view Shakespeare's Julius Caesar and Antony and Cleopatra as strongly interconnected plays, encouraging their sequelization in the theater and paving the way toward the filmic conflations of the twentieth century. Blending theories of literary and filmic intertextuality with issues of race and gender, and written by an author trained both in early modern and film studies, this book can easily find its place in any syllabus in Shakespeare or in media studies, as well as in a wide range of cultural and literary courses.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cranbury
United States
Publishing group
Associated University Presses
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Laminated cover
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 150 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
390 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-61147-447-3 (9781611474473)
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Fairleigh Dickinson University Press,U.S.
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Person
Sarah Hatchuel is professor of early modern English literature and director of the Research Group on Identities and Cultures (GRIC) at the University of Le Havre (France).
Content
Chapter 1 List of Illustrations Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 1. Revisiting Julius Caesar: Antony and Cleopatra as Logical Extension of Challenging Rewriting? Chapter 4 2. "Play it Again, Antony!": Performing Antony and Cleopatra as Julius Caesar's sequel Chapter 5 3. "Triple-turn'd whore!" Cleopatra in an Intertextual Triangle of Desire Chapter 6 4. "Play it Again, Cleopatra!" Cleopatra as the Pivotal Figure in the Conflation of Plots Chapter 7 5. "Carry on, Cleo!": From Sequel to Remake to Parody Chapter 8 Conclusion Chapter 9 Filmography Chapter 10 Bibliography Chapter 11 Index