Lynne Bradley

Adapting King Lear for the Stage (eBook, PDF)

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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: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. März 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317185444
• Artikelnr.: 44865983

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.