Shakespeare on Film |
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| Author:
| Buchanan, Judith |
| ISBN: | 978-1-281-77112-4 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2004 |
| Publisher: | Longman Publishing Group
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $85.19 |
Book Description:
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This carefully researched and accessibly written book offers textual and contextual analysis of an extensive breadth of Shakespeareis films ranging from the silent era to the present day.
Nine lively and thought-provoking chapters examine the films as indicators of the cultural moment of their production. Each are analysed in terms of their technical and interpretive mechanisms and considered as part of a wider Shakespeare performance history.
This carefully researched and accessibly written book offers textual and contextual analysis of an extensive breadth of Shakespeareis films ranging from the silent era to the present day.
Nine lively and thought-provoking chapters examine the films as indicators of the cultural moment of their production. Each are analysed in terms of their technical and interpretive mechanisms and considered as part of a wider Shakespeare performance history.