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Zusatztext This volume is a window to the creative, critical and cross-media possibilities of biofiction. It places scholarly work in productive conversation with insights from practitioners to illuminate Shakespeare's cultural afterlife. Meanwhile, attention to Shakespeare's social and professional circles broadens the reach of this important contribution to Shakespeare and adaptation studies, and allow it to enter a larger, timely discussion of the myth of the singular (male) creative genius. Informationen zum Autor Edel Semple is Lecturer in Shakespeare Studies at University College Cork, Ireland. She is co-editor of Staged Normality in Shakespeare's England (2019), Staged Transgression in Shakespeare's England (2013), and a special issue of Early Modern Literary Studies (2017). Ronan Hatfull is Teaching Fellow in Theatre and Performance at the University of Warwick and a Lecturer in Shakespeare at NYU London, UK. He teaches Shakespearean adaptation, Greek tragedy and contemporary performance practices. He co-edited Shakespeare and Biofiction on the Contemporary Stage and Screen (The Arden Shakespeare, 2023) and has published widely on the playwright’s cultural legacy. He is also an actor, director, dramaturg and musician. Mark Thornton Burnett is Professor of Renaissance Studies at Queen's University Belfast, UK. His books include Shakespeare and World Cinema (2013), 'Hamlet' and World Cinema (2019), Constructing ‘Monsters’ in Shakespearean Drama and Early Modern Culture (2002) and Filming Shakespeare in the Global Marketplace (2007; 2nd ed. 2012). He is series editor of the Arden Shakespeare series Shakespeare and Adaptation. Klappentext This book is the first edited collection to explore Shakespeare's life as depicted on the modern stage and screen. Focusing on the years 1998-2023, it uniquely identifies a 25-year trend for depicting Shakespeare, his family and his social circle in theatre, film and television. Interrogating Shakespeare's afterlife across stage and screen media, the volume explores continuities and changes in the form since the release of Shakespeare in Love , which it positions as the progenitor of recent Shakespearean biofictions in Anglo-American culture. It traces these developments through the 21st century, from pivotal moments such as the Shakespeare 400 celebrations in 2016, up to the quatercentenary of the publication of the First Folio, whose portrait helped make the author a globally recognisable icon. The collection takes account of recent Anglo-American socio-political, cultural and literary concerns including feminism, digital media and the biopic and superhero genres. The wide variety of works discussed range from All is True and Hamnet to Upstart Crow, Bill and even The Lego Movie. Offering insights from actors, dramatists and literary and performance scholars, it considers why artists are drawn to Shakespeare as a character and how theatre and screen media mediate his status as literary genius. Vorwort The first edited collection to explore the significance of the trend for depicting Shakespeare’s life on stage and screen in the 21st century, with contributions from scholars and creative practitioners. Zusammenfassung This book is the first edited collection to explore Shakespeare’s life as depicted on the modern stage and screen. Focusing on the years 1998-2023, it uniquely identifies a 25-year trend for depicting Shakespeare, his family and his social circle in theatre, film and television. Interrogating Shakespeare’s afterlife across stage and screen media, the volume explores continuities and changes in the form since the release of Shakespeare in Love , which it positions as the progenitor of recent Shakespearean biofictions in Anglo-American culture. It traces these developments through the 21st ...
