Macbeth.

By:

Owens, Rebekah

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781911325147

Genre/Form:

Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: MacbethDDC classification:

791.4372

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Contents:

Intro -- Contents -- Introduction - Shakespeare's Macbeth -- 1. Polanski and Horror: Rosemary's Baby -- 2. Violence in Macbeth - 'Steeped in blood...' -- 3. The presentation of the supernatural - 'strange things I have in Head' -- 4. Polanski's Macbeth as social commentary - 'None can call our power to account' -- 5. Macbeth and Horror cinema -- Conclusion -- Works Cited.

Summary: This book demonstrates how Roman Polanski's Macbeth (1971) can be read as part of the British Folk tradition, strengthening the reading of the film as a horror movie in its own right through its links to The Wicker Man (1973), Blood on Satan's Claw (1971), and Witchfinder General (1968).

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This book demonstrates how Roman Polanski's Macbeth (1971) can be read as part of the British Folk tradition, strengthening the reading of the film as a horror movie in its own right through its links to The Wicker Man (1973), Blood on Satan's Claw (1971), and Witchfinder General (1968).

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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