Elisabeth Bronfen

Serial Shakespeare

An infinite variety of appropriations in American TV drama

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Produktbeschreibung

This book explores Shakespeareâ s presence in the American cultural imaginary at the beginning of the twenty-first century. It traces how his texts are disseminated and reassembled in contemporary TV shows such as The Wire, Deadwood, Westworld, House of Cards and The Americans. -- .

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Produktdetails

• Manchester University Press
• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Seitenzahl: 258
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 434g
• ISBN-13: 9781526142313
• ISBN-10: 1526142317
• Artikelnr.: 58585386

Autorenporträt

Elisabeth Bronfen is Professor of English and American Studies at the University of Zurich and Global Distinguished Professor at New York University

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: appropriation
dislocation
and crossmapping 1 Shakespeare's spectres: Westworld 2 Wearing the crown: The Wire 3 Choosing our queen: a series of first female presidents from Commander in Chief to House of Cards 4 Rogue queens: Veep
Homeland
and Scandal 5 All the frontier's a stage: Deadwood 6 Carnival of spies: The Americans Bibliography Index