Shakespeare''s Cinema of Love - A Study in Genre and Influence

Informationen zum Autor R. S. White is Winthrop Professor of English at the University of Western Australia and Chief Investigator at the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions 1100-1800 Klappentext Shakespeare's cinema of love addresses the question, how much has Shakespeare influenced modern film genres? Convincing arguments are made for the links between his comedies of love and genres such as 'screwball' comedy, musicals, romantic comedy and tragic love films. Zusammenfassung Shakespeare's cinema of love addresses the question! how much has Shakespeare influenced modern film genres? Convincing arguments are made for the links between his comedies of love and genres such as 'screwball' comedy! musicals! romantic comedy and tragic love films. -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Shakespeare shaping modern movie genres1.'Madly mated': The Taming of the Shrew and odd-couple comedy2. Dreams in the forest: romantic comedy3. 'The guy's only doing it for some doll': musical comedy4. Of errors and Eros: a brief digression on twins5. Comedy of disguise and mistaken identity6. 'Star-crossed lovers': Romeo and Juliet and romantic tragedyConclusionBibliographyIndex

Product details

• Authors: R S White, R. S. White, Robert White, Robert H. White
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.09.2016
• EAN: 9780719099748
• ISBN: 978-0-7190-9974-8
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; LITERARY CRITICISM / Shakespeare, DRAMA / Shakespeare, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism, Film Theory & Criticism, Shakespeare Studies & Criticism, Classic and pre-20th century plays, Film history, theory or criticism, Shakespeare; Cinema; Comedy; Romance; Genre; Influence