Shakespeare and the English-Speaking Cinema.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (203 pages)
- Oxford Shakespeare Topics Series .
- Oxford Shakespeare Topics Series .
Cover -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Introduction: Legalized Plagiarism and the Rewards of Adaptation -- 1. Places -- 2. People -- 3. Gender Matters in Comedy -- 4. Eros in Tragedy -- 5. Power Plays - Politics in the Shakespeare Films -- 6. Beyond Shakespeare -- 'Please Rewind' -- Filmography -- Notes -- Further Reading -- Index.
Shakespeare and the English-speaking Cinema offers a lively and authorative account of the ways in which Shakespeare's plays have been adapted for the screen.
9780191665080
Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Film adaptations.