Studying Shakespeare on Film

by Rebekah Owens

Book Overview

Aimed at newcomers to literature and film, this book is a guide for the analysis of Shakespeare on film. Starting with an introduction to the main challenge faced by any director-the early-modern language-there follows exemplars for examining how that challenge is met using as case studies twelve films most often used in classroom teaching, including Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, and The Tempest.

The first chapter explores how a director can tell...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1911325388
• ISBN13: 9781911325383
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.4" x 7.5"