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

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.

List of contents

Introduction: Shakespeare shaping modern movie genres
1.'Madly mated': The Taming of the Shrew and odd-couple comedy
2. Dreams in the forest: romantic comedy
3. 'The guy's only doing it for some doll': musical comedy
4. Of errors and Eros: a brief digression on twins
5. Comedy of disguise and mistaken identity
6. 'Star-crossed lovers': Romeo and Juliet and romantic tragedy
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index

About the author

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

Summary

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. -- .

Product details

• Authors: R S White, R. S. White
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9781526143624
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-4362-4
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; Englisch, Literaturwissenschaft: 1600 bis 1800, Fernsehen, TV, Literaturwissenschaft: Dramen und Dramatiker, 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