Shakespeare, Madness, and Music: Scoring Insanity in Cinematic Adaptations

By Kendra Preston Leonard

Shakespeare, Madness, and Music: Scoring Insanity in Cinematic Adaptations examines the use of music in the three political tragedies of William Shakespeare: Hamlet, Macbeth, and King Lear. Each chapter presents the musical treatment of individual characters afflicted with or feigning madness-Hamlet, Ophelia, Lady Macbeth, King Lear, and Edgar-offering analysis and interpretation of the music used to underscore, belie, or otherwise inform or invoke the characters' states of mind and providing a fascinating indication of culture and society, as well as the thoughts and ideas of individual directors, composers, and actors. A bibliography, index, and appendix listing Shakespeare's film adaptations help complete this fascinating volume.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810869462
• ISBN13: 9780810869462
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 164 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.8"