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Shakespeare on Film
Maurice Hindle
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Description for Shakespeare on Film
Paperback. This approachable guide establishes the differences between Shakespeare on stage and film, provides an historical introduction and explores the key modes and genre conventions used in film. Thoroughly revised and updated, the new edition also explores technological mediums for viewing Shakespeare on film, and live stage-to-cinema productions. Num Pages: 340 pages, 5 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; APFA; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 424.
An approachable guide to Shakespeare on film, this book establishes the differences between stage and screen. It covers the history of Shakespeare on the screen since 1899, and discusses various modes and conventions of adaptations. Thoroughly updated to include the most recent films, for instance Joss Whedon's 2013 Much Ado About Nothing, it also explores the latest technology, such as DVD and Blu-ray, as well as live stage-to-screen productions. It also includes an exclusive interview with filmmaker John Wyver, discussing his own adaptations for the small screen.
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
340
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137286840
SKU
V9781137286840
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About Maurice Hindle
Maurice Hindle is an independent writer and scholar. He is currently Visiting Fellow in the Department of English at The Open University, and a Trustee of the Rose Playhouse, London's first Tudor Theatre on Bankside. He also managed to completion in 2013 the AHRC-funded project he devised for De Montfort University, Shakespearean London Theatres (ShaLT), a collaboration with the V&A ... Read more
Reviews for Shakespeare on Film
Praise for the first edition: "Comprehensive, reliable and authoritative." - Robert Shaughnessy, University of Kent, UK "Hindle's Studying Shakespeare on Film is a storehouse of pedagogical resources and interpretive riches. At once encyclopedic in scope and finely textured in detail, this cinematically literate volume takes Shakespeare films seriously as films. It deftly shows students the way to do the same." ... Read more