F. Royster: Becoming Cleopatra | Taschenbuch

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Beschreibung

Cleopatra. Sexy, sultry, political, and racially ambiguous. Moving fluidly from Shakespeare's England to contemporary LA, Francesca Royster looks at the performance of race and sexuality in a wide range of portrayals of that icon of dangerous female sexuality, Cleopatra. Royster begins with Shakespeare's original appropriation of Plutarch, and then moves on to analyze performances of the Cleopatra icon by Josephine Baker, Elizabeth Taylor, Pam Grier (Cleopatra Jones) and Queen Latifah (in Set It Off ). Royster argues that Cleopatra highlights a larger cultural anxiety about women, sexuality, and race.

Über den Autor

FRANCESCA ROYSTER is Associate Professor of English at DePaul University, where she teaches courses on Shakespeare, film, and black feminism. She is one of the leading young African American feminist Shakespeare scholars.

Zusammenfassung

Brings together three hot fields: African-American feminist criticism, Shakespearean appropriations, Shakespeare and race

Innovative emphasis on performance of race rather than representation of race

First look at Cleopatra through the lens of performance studies

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction Part I: Cleopatra in Hollywood-Constructing and Deconstructing Whiteness African Dreams, Egyptian Nightmares: Cleopatra and Becoming England Cleopatra and the Birth of Film: Staging Perpetual Motion Egyptian Sandals: Elizabeth Taylor's Cleopatra and the White Grotesque Part II: Cleopatra and Counter-narratives of Adoption Cleopatra Jones (1973): Blaxploitation and Tactical Alliances with Shakespeare Queering Cleo: Set it Off and Queen Latifah's 'Butch-in-the-Hood'

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2003
Genre:	Importe , Kunst
Rubrik:	Kunst & Musik
Thema:	Allgemeine Kunst
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	xiii 258 S.
ISBN-13:	9781403961099
ISBN-10:	1403961093
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Royster, F.
Hersteller:	Palgrave Macmillan
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, D-69121 Heidelberg, juergen.hartmann@springer.com
Maße:	216 x 140 x 16 mm
Von/Mit:	F. Royster
Erscheinungsdatum:	01.09.2003
Gewicht:	0,351 kg