Peter E. S. Babiak

Shakespeare Films

A Re-evaluation of 100 Years of Adaptations

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This study reexamines the recognized "canon" of films based on Shakespeare's plays, and argues that it should be broadened by breaking with two unnecessary standards: the characterization of the director as "auteur" of a play's screen adaptation, and the convention of excluding films with contemporary language or modern or alternative settings or which use the play as a subtext. The emphasis is shifted from the director's contribution to the film's social, cultural and historical contexts. The work of the auteurs is reevaluated within present-day contexts, preserving the established canon while proposing new criteria for inclusion.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 212
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Mai 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 352g
• ISBN-13: 9781476662541
• ISBN-10: 1476662541
• Artikelnr.: 44680134

Autorenporträt

Peter E.S. Babiak has taught composition, drama, film studies and literature at several institutions in Southern Ontario, Canada. He has contributed chapters to scholarly books, published several articles in CineAction Magazine, and been a regular presenter at the Annual Conference of the U.S. Popular Culture Association since 2004. He lives in Canada.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Preface Introduction 1.
Silent Shakespeare 2.
The Classical Hollywood Period to World War II 3.
Olivier and Welles 4.
Kurosawa 5.
Kozintsev 6.
Zeffirelli 7.
Kott, Brook, Richardson and Polanski 8.
The 1970s and 1980s 9.
Branagh 10.
Millennial Shakespeare Conclusion Chapter Notes Works Cited Index