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.

Info autore

Kinga Földváry is Associate Professor at Pázmány Péter Catholic University in Budapest, Hungary

Riassunto

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. -- .

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Kinga Foeldvary, Kinga Foldvary, Kinga Földváry
• Editore: Manchester University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.12.2022
• EAN: 9781526167132
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-6713-2
• Pagine: 336
• Serie: Manchester University Press
• Categorie: Narrativa > Poesia lirica, drammatica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Teatro, balletto; 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