Shakespeare on Film

by Robert Shaughnessy (Editor)

This collection of contemporary criticism highlights the ways in which recent discussion of Shakespeare on film has drawn upon the theoretical perspectives of Marxism, feminism, psychoanalysis and post-structuralism, generating a radical reappraisal of Shakespearean cinema which has itself experienced a revival in the last decade. Ranging widely across the canon of Shakespeare films, from Max Reinhardt's A Midsummer Night's Dream to Peter Greenaway's Prospero's Books, the essays address the cultural politics of film adaptation from a variety of angles, offering readings of individual films-- Hamlet, Henry V, The Tempest --but also raising larger questions about the nature, purpose and future direction of Shakespearean cinema.

206 pages, Hardcover

First published November 15, 1998

Reviews

[Jo Velvet · Rating 4 out of 5]

Un libro scovato per caso vagando a cerca di libro nella biblioteca dell’Università. Una bella lettura per la mia tesi ma non solo. Consigliato se amate Shakespeare e volete saperne di più sulla sua trasposizione al cinema.

[Iris Windmeijer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great collection of interesting essays. A very useful source for my essay.