Spectacular Shakespeare: Critical Theory and Popular Cinema

Spectacular Shakespeare includes an introduction, nine essays, and an afterword that all address the spectacle of Shakespeare in recent Hollywood films. The essays approach the Shakespeare-as-star phenomenon from various perspectives, some applauding the popularization of the Bard, others critically questioning the appropriation of Shakespeare in contemporary mass culture.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0838639100
• ISBN13: 9780838639108
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: UNKNO
• Length: 243 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.0" x 6.5"