New Wave Shakespeare on Screen - Couverture souple

Cartelli, Thomas

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0745633935 ISBN 13 : 9780745633930

Editeur : Polity, 2006

Synopsis

Book by Cartelli Thomas Rowe Katherine

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

"Tom Cartelli and Katherine Rowe are outstanding guides to thefascinating (and often daunting) cinematic world of New WaveShakespeare. Rich in insight and elegantly argued, this isby far the best book I ve read about Shakespeare on film."

James Shapiro, Columbia University, author of 1599:A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare

"In case anyone thought the tide was ebbing on Shakespeare andfilm, here are Cartelli and Rowe riding the new wave like pro surfers. As brilliant as film analysts as in theirunderstanding of Shakespeare and his current cultural contexts,they are expert guides to a fascinating range of film adaptationsand to subtle and provocative ways of thinking about the motive toadapt Shakespeare, about the strategies these films use, and aboutthe theoretical models we can use to understand them. I learnedmuch from every chapter and so will my students as theyengage in my courses with all that this book so clearly andhelpfully encourages them to consider."

Peter Holland, University of Notre Dame

"Though now well established as an important branch ofShakespeare research and instruction, the study of Shakespeare onfilm has to keep moving to keep abreast of technological change,fresh talent and new audiences. By focusing on work that iscontemporary, innovative and experimental, Cartelli and Rowe shiftthe paradigms of Shakespeare on film, and facilitate newinteractions between critical, cultural, textual and mediastudies."

Graham Holderness, University of Hertfordshire, authorof Visual Shakespeare

Quatrième de couverture :

The past fifteen years have witnessed a diverse group ofexperiments in staging Shakespeare on film. NewWave Shakespeare on Screen introduces and applies the newanalytic techniques and language that are required to make sense ofthis new wave.

Drawing on developments in Shakespeare studies, performancestudies, and media studies, the book integrates text–based andscreen–based approaches in ways that will be accessible to teachersand students, as well as scholars. The study maps a criticalvocabulary for interpreting Shakespeare film; addressesscript–to–screen questions about authority and performativity;outlines varied approaches to adaptation such as revival,recycling, allusion, and sampling; parses sound as well as visualeffects; and explores the cross–pollination between film and othermedia, from ancient to cutting–edge. New Wave Shakespeare onScreen emphasizes how rich the payoffs can be whenShakespeareans turn their attention to film adaptations as texts:aesthetically complex, historically situated, and as demanding intheir own right as the playtexts they renovate.

Works discussed include pop culture films like BillyMorrisette s Scotland, PA; televised updatings like the ITVOthello; and art–house films such as Julie Taymor s Titus, AlPacino s Looking for Richard, Michael Almereyda sHamlet, and Kristian Levering s The King is Alive. Thesefilms reframe the playtexts according to a variety ofextra–Shakespearean interests, inviting viewers back to them infresh ways.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Polity
• Date d'édition: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0745633935
• ISBN 13: 9780745633930
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 214