Almost Shakespeare: Reinventing His Works for Cinema and Television

by Leslie Stratyner and James R. Keller

Book Overview

In the past two decades, Othello has tried out for the basketball team, Macbeth has taken over a fast food joint and King Lear has moved to an Iowa farm--Shakespeare is everywhere in popular culture. This collection of essays addresses the use of Shakespearean narratives, themes, imagery and characterizations in non-Shakespearian cinema. The essays explore how Shakespeare and his work are manipulated within the popular media and explore topics...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786419091
• ISBN13: 9780786419098
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Length: 197 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher