Shakespeare and Music: Afterlives and Borrowings

by Julie Sanders

Book Overview

This is a study of the rich and diverse range of musical responses to Shakespeare that have taken place from the seventeenth century onwards. Written from a literary perspective, the book explores the many genres and contexts in which Shakespeare and his work have enjoyed a musical afterlife discussing opera, ballet, and classical symphony alongside musicals and film soundtracks, as well as folk music and hip-hop traditions. Taking as its starting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745632971
• ISBN13: 9780745632971
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"