Authorizing Shakespeare on Film and Television: Gender, Class, and Ethnicity in

Description: Authorizing Shakespeare on Film and Television by L. Monique Pittman Authorizing Shakespeare on Film and Television FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Authorizing Shakespeare on Film and Television examines recent film and television transformations of William Shakespeares drama by focusing on the ways in which modern directors acknowledge and respond to the perceived authority of Shakespeare as author, text, cultural icon, theatrical tradition, and academic institution. This study explores two central questions. First, what efforts do directors make to justify their adaptations and assert an interpretive authority of their own? Second, how do those self-authorizing gestures impact upon the construction of gender, class, and ethnic identity within the filmed adaptations of Shakespeares plays? The chosen films and television series considered take a wide range of approaches to the adaptative process – some faithfully preserve the words of Shakespeare; others jettison the Early Modern language in favor of contemporary idiom; some recreate the geographic and historical specificity of the original plays, and others transplant the plot to fresh settings. The wealth of extra-textual material now available with film and television distribution and the numerous website tie-ins and interviews offer the critic a mine of material for accessing the ways in which directors perceive the looming Shakespearean shadow and justify their projects. Authorizing Shakespeare on Film and Television places these directorial claims alongside the film and television plotting and aesthetic to investigate how such authorizing gestures shape the presentation of gender, class, and ethnicity. Author Biography L. Monique Pittman is Associate Professor of English and Director of the J. N. Andrews Honors Program at Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan. She earned her PhD from Purdue University. Her previous publications examine film adaptations of Shakespearean drama. Details ISBN1433106647 Author L. Monique Pittman Publisher Peter Lang Publishing Inc ISBN-10 1433106647 ISBN-13 9781433106644 Format Hardcover Imprint Peter Lang Publishing Inc Subtitle Gender, Class, and Ethnicity in Adaptation Country of Publication United States DEWEY 822.33 Birth 1969 Series Studies in Shakespeare Year 2010 Pages 257 Edition 1st Short Title AUTHORIZING SHAKESPEARE ON FIL Language English Media Book Series Number 19 Publication Date 2010-11-11 UK Release Date 2010-11-11 AU Release Date 2010-11-11 NZ Release Date 2010-11-11 US Release Date 2010-11-11 Edition Description New edition Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:139408365;

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