Orson Welles, Shakespeare, and Popular Culture |
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Author:
| Anderegg, Michael |
Series title: | Film and Culture Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-231-11229-1 |
Publication Date: | Dec 1998 |
Publisher: | Columbia University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $56.95 |
Book Description:
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Anderegg considers Welles's influence as an interpreter of Shakespeare for twentieth-century American popular audiences, drawing on his knowledge of the abundant, lowbrow popularity of Shakespeare in nineteenth-century America. Welles's three film adaptations of Shakespeare, Macbeth, Othello, and Chimes at Midnight, are examined.
Anderegg considers Welles's influence as an interpreter of Shakespeare for twentieth-century American popular audiences, drawing on his knowledge of the abundant, lowbrow popularity of Shakespeare in nineteenth-century America. Welles's three film adaptations of Shakespeare, Macbeth, Othello, and Chimes at Midnight, are examined.