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A Concise Companion to Shakespeare on ScreenISBN: 978-1-4051-1511-7
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288 pages
March 2007, ©2007, Wiley-Blackwell
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“This superb collection of essays takes the study of
Shakespeare on film to a whole new level, telling us where the
discipline has reached and where we can go from here. From problems
of film-acting and gender to cross-culturalism and pixelvision, the
book covers an enormous range of approaches as it considers the
full gamut of Shakespeare films (old and new; good, bad and
indifferent). It may be a ‘Concise Companion’ but there
is nothing skimped here; instead, the collection is as rich and
provocative as one could imagine and as exhilarating as the films
themselves.” Peter Holland, University of Notre
Dame
“The essays are superbly interwoven with the overall
structure of the volume. The work presented in this volume is
really impressive. It covers every necessary aspect needed to
understand the discipline and completes what has been published so
far opening new avenues for research. All that rethinking done in
the past years has been appropriately summarized and expanded in
this magnificent volume. It presents enough material to “keep
making sense of our subject, and await the next viewing”.
What more could one ask for? The careful reading of the essays
included in this companion will elicit from us the wish to
“continue to discern something
meaningful”.”
Jorge Luis Bueno Alonso, University of Vigo, Sederi
"A serious and penetrating series of articles that supply
dimensions we may not have been aware of and that enhance our
understanding of the different Shakespeares we see on the screen
… All libraries connected with cultural and media studies
should have this book on their shelves."
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