Cowboy Hamlets and Zombie Romeos - Shakespeare in Genre Film

The book focuses on the interpretation of Shakespeare film adaptations in commercial film genres, from the classical Hollywood era to contemporary blockbuster cinema. Its genre-based analyses revisit old favourites and rediscover long-forgotten treasures of film history, taking adaptation studies in a new direction.

Summary

The book focuses on the interpretation of Shakespeare film adaptations in commercial film genres, from the classical Hollywood era to contemporary blockbuster cinema. Its genre-based analyses revisit old favourites and rediscover long-forgotten treasures of film history, taking adaptation studies in a new direction. -- .

Product details

• Authors: Kinga Foeldvary, Kinga Foldvary, Kinga Földváry
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2022
• EAN: 9781526167132
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-6713-2
• No. of pages: 336
• Series: Manchester University Press
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; English, LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / General, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Genres / General, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800, Film: styles & genres, Literary studies: plays & playwrights, Film Theory & Criticism, Shakespeare Studies & Criticism, Film: styles and genres, Film history, theory or criticism, Literary studies: plays and playwrights, Relating to Shakespeare / Shakespearean