Lynne Bradley

Adapting King Lear for the Stage

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Produktbeschreibung

Exploring whether the impulse to adapt Shakespeare has changed over time, Bradley argues for restoring a sense of historicity to the study of adaptation. Bradley compares adaptations of King Lear from the seventeenth through the nineteenth centuries to twentieth-century rewritings of the play, suggesting modern Shakespeare adaptations represent a unique genre that permits playwrights to acknowledge their literary heritage while articulating more modern subject positions and participating in broader debates about art and society.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 282
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Oktober 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 590g
• ISBN-13: 9781409405979
• ISBN-10: 1409405974
• Artikelnr.: 44974488

Autorenporträt

Lynne Bradley received her PhD from the University of Victoria, Canada. She works as an independent researcher in Toronto.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Introduction
'Why this is not Lear': adaptations before the 20th century
'Other accents borrow': Bottomley, Baring, and a new approach to adaptation
'Only we shall retain the name': Bond's Lear and Barker's Seven Lears
'Re-vision' of the kingdom: feminist adaptations of King Lear
Conclusion: 'The promised end'?
Bibliography
Index.