Shakespeare and the English-speaking Cinema offers a lively and authorative account of the ways in which Shakespeare's plays have been adapted for the screen.
Shakespeare and the English-speaking Cinema offers a lively and authorative account of the ways in which Shakespeare's plays have been adapted for the screen.
Preface; Introduction: Legalised plagiarism and the rewards of adaptation; 1 Places; 2 People; 3 Gender matters in comedy; 4 Eros in tragedy; 5 Power Plays -- politics in the Shakespeare films; 6 Beyond Shakespeare; 'Please Rewind'; Filmography; Further Reading