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Beschreibung
This study reexamines the recognized "canon" of films based on Shakespeare's plays, and argues that it should be broadened by breaking with two unnecessary standards: the characterization of the director as "auteur" of a play's screen adaptation, and the convention of excluding films with contemporary language or modern or alternative settings or which use the play as a subtext. The emphasis is shifted from the director's contribution to the film's social, cultural and historical contexts. The work of the auteurs is reevaluated within present-day contexts, preserving the established canon while proposing new criteria for inclusion.
This study reexamines the recognized "canon" of films based on Shakespeare's plays, and argues that it should be broadened by breaking with two unnecessary standards: the characterization of the director as "auteur" of a play's screen adaptation, and the convention of excluding films with contemporary language or modern or alternative settings or which use the play as a subtext. The emphasis is shifted from the director's contribution to the film's social, cultural and historical contexts. The work of the auteurs is reevaluated within present-day contexts, preserving the established canon while proposing new criteria for inclusion.
Über den Autor
Peter E.S. Babiak has taught composition, drama, film studies and literature at several institutions in Southern Ontario, Canada. He has contributed chapters to scholarly books, published several articles in CineAction Magazine, and been a regular presenter at the Annual Conference of the U.S. Popular Culture Association since 2004. He lives in Canada.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

1.¿Silent Shakespeare

2.¿The Classical Hollywood Period to World War II

3.¿Olivier and Welles

4.¿Kurosawa

5.¿Kozintsev

6.¿Zeffirelli

7.¿Kott, Brook, Richardson and Polanski

8.¿The 1970s and 1980s

9.¿Branagh

10.¿Millennial Shakespeare

Conclusion

Chapter Notes

Works Cited

Index
Details
Empfohlen (von): 18
Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
Genre: Biographien, Importe
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781476662541
ISBN-10: 1476662541
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Babiak, Peter E. S.
Hersteller: McFarland
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 229 x 152 x 13 mm
Von/Mit: Peter E. S. Babiak
Erscheinungsdatum: 09.05.2016
Gewicht: 0,352 kg
Artikel-ID: 126086711

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