
Screen Adaptations: Romeo and Juliet
A close study of the relationship between text and film
Courtney Lehmann(Author)
Methuen Drama (Publisher)
Published on 13. January 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-0-7136-7912-0 (ISBN)
Description
The Screen Adaptations series provides an in-depth look at how classic pieces of literature have been adapted for screen. It assesses the ways in which alternative screen interpretations offer up different readings of the original text as well as the methodologies and approaches of filmmakers.
Each title in the series collects together a vast array of study material, critical insight and thought-provoking comparisons - from literary context to the afterlife of the screen versions.
Shakespeare on Film is a huge area of study and Romeo and Juliet is one of his most popular plays with many teachers using film versions as a way of approaching the text. Focussing in the main on West Side Story and Baz Lurhmann's Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet, this is a unique and comprehensive insight into the adaptation process providing a vital study aid for students.
Each title in the series collects together a vast array of study material, critical insight and thought-provoking comparisons - from literary context to the afterlife of the screen versions.
Shakespeare on Film is a huge area of study and Romeo and Juliet is one of his most popular plays with many teachers using film versions as a way of approaching the text. Focussing in the main on West Side Story and Baz Lurhmann's Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet, this is a unique and comprehensive insight into the adaptation process providing a vital study aid for students.
Reviews / Votes
[The Screen Adaptations series] offers some meaty ideas to film studies students. -- Susan Elkin * The Stage *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
249 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7136-7912-0 (9780713679120)
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Courtney Lehmann
Screen Adaptations: Romeo and Juliet
A Close Study of the Relationship Between Text and Film
E-Book
09/2014
1st Edition
Methuen Drama
€21.99
Available for download

Courtney Lehmann
Screen Adaptations: Romeo and Juliet
A Close Study of the Relationship Between Text and Film
E-Book
10/2010
1st Edition
Methuen Drama
€21.99
Available for download
Person
Courtney Lehmann is the Tully Knoles Professor of the Humanities and Professor of English and Film Studies and the Director of the Humanities Scholars Program at University of the Pacific in Stockton, California. Notable works include: What "ish" an Auteur?: Re-conceptualizing Shakespearean Authorship from the Bard to Branagh (1998), Shakespeare Remains: Theater to Film, Early Modern to Postmodern (2002), Spectacular Shakespeare: Critical Theory and Popular Cinema (2002) and The Reel Shakespeare: Alternative Cinema and Theory.