The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare on Screen (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781108431552)

The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare on Screen provides a lively guide to film and television productions adapted from Shakespeare's plays. Offering an essential resource for students of Shakespeare, the companion considers topics such as the early history of Shakespeare films, the development of 'live' broadcasts from theatre to cinema, the influence of promotion and marketing, and the range of versions available in 'world cinema'. Chapters on the contexts, genres and critical issues of Shakespeare on screen offer a diverse range of close analyses, from 'Classical Hollywood' films to the BBC's Hollow Crown series. The companion also features sections on the work of individual directors Orson Welles, Akira Kurosawa, Franco Zeffirelli, Kenneth Branagh, and Vishal Bhardwaj, and is supplemented by a guide to further reading and a filmography.

Author: Russell Jackson
ISBN-10: 1108431550
ISBN-13: 9781108431552
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 12/17/2020
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.62d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 12/01/2021