Cinematic Shakespeare

by Michael Anderegg and Michael A. Andregg

Book Overview

Cinematic Shakespeare takes the reader inside the making of a number of significant adaptations to illustrate how cinema transforms and re-imagines the dramatic form and style central to Shakespeare's imagination. Cinematic Shakespeare investigates how Shakespeare films constitute an exciting and ever-changing film genre. The challenges of adopting Shakespeare to cinema are like few other film genres. Anderegg looks closely at films by Laurence Olivier...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742510913
• ISBN13: 9780742510913
• Release Date: November 2003
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.3"