Reading Shakespeare in the Movies - Non-Adaptations and Their Meaning (Paperback, 1st ed. 2019)

Reading Shakespeare in the Movies: Non-Adaptations and Their Meaning analyzes the unacknowledged, covert presence of Shakespearean themes, structures, characters, and symbolism in selected films. Writers and directors who forge an unconscious, unintentional connection to Shakespeare's work create non-adaptations, cinema that is unexpectedly similar to certain Shakespeare plays while remaining independent as art. These films can illuminate core semantic issues in those plays in ways that direct adaptations cannot. Eric S. Mallin explores how Shakespeare illuminates these movies, analyzing the ways that The Godfather, Memento, Titanic, Birdman, and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre take on new life in dialogue with the famous playwright. In addition to challenging our ideas about adaptation, Mallin works to inspire new awareness of the meanings of Shakespearean stories in the contemporary world.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Reproducing Shakespeare
Release date:	November 2020
First published:	2019
Authors:	Eric S. Mallin
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	254
Edition:	1st ed. 2019
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-028900-3
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > Film theory & criticism Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Plays & playwrights > 16th to 18th centuries > Shakespeare studies & criticism Promotions
LSN:	3-03-028900-1
Barcode:	9783030289003

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