Reinventing the Renaissance: Shakespeare and his Contemporaries in Adaptation an

Description: Reinventing the Renaissance by S. Brown, R. Lublin, L. McCulloch The plays of Shakespeare and his contemporaries has inspired interpretations in every genre and medium. This book offers perspectives on the ways in which practitioners have used Renaissance drama to address contemporary concerns and reach new audiences. It provides a resource for those interested in the creative reception of Renaissance drama. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The plays of Shakespeare and his contemporaries has inspired interpretations in every genre and medium. This book offers perspectives on the ways in which practitioners have used Renaissance drama to address contemporary concerns and reach new audiences. It provides a resource for those interested in the creative reception of Renaissance drama. Author Biography Zeno Ackerman, Goethe University, GermanyCharles Marowitz, independent scholarPietro Deandrea, University of Torino, ItalyPascale Drouet, University of Poitiers, FranceEwan Fernie, Shakespeare Institute, Birmingham, UKKinga Földváry, Pázmány Péter Catholic University, HungarySeiji Furuya, Chairperson of Kyushu Shakespeare Society, JapanLaura Grace Godwin, Christopher Newport University, USAReina Green, Mount Saint Vincent University, CanadaUrszula Kizelbach, Adam Mickiewicz University, PolandEsme Miskimmin, University of Liverpool, UKTheodora Papadopoulou, independent scholarJenni Ramone, Newman University College, UKAnn Thompson, Kings College, University of London, UKKate Wilkinson, Sheffield Hallam University, UKCharles Marowitz , independent scholar Table of Contents Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Notes on contributors 1. Introduction; Sarah Annes Brown, Robert I. Lublin and Lynsey McCulloch PART I: POPULAR CULTURE 2. Hamlet: Looking Before and After: Why So Many Prequels and Sequels?; Ann Thompson 3. Educating for Pleasure: The Textual Relations of Shes the Man ; Reina Green 4. Brush up your Shakespeare: Genre-shift from Shakespeare to the Screen; Kinga Földváry 5. Cinematizing Shakespeare; Charles Marowitz PART II: CRITICISM AND CREATIVITY 6. Circulating through languages and tales: Stephen Greenblatts Cardenio ; Theodora Papadopoulou 7. Peter Ackroyds Shakespeare the Biography and Stephen Greenblatts Will in the World or Facts and Fiction about William Shakespeare; Urszula Kizelbach 8. The Weird Sisters; Ewan Fernie and Simon Palfrey 9. You kiss like in a movie: A Contemporary Translation/Adaptation of Romeo and Juliet ; Pietro Deandrea PART III: NATIONAL RESPONSES 10. At the Threshold – Remembrance and Topicality in Recent Productions of The Merchant of Venice in Germany; Zeno Ackermann 11 . Kabuki Shakespeare: The NINAGAWA Twelfth Night; Seiji Furuya 12 . Downright unsaxogrammatical? – Do Postcolonial Adaptations Contest, or Reinforce Shakespeares Canonical Status?; Jenni Ramone 13 . My dream was lengthened after life: Ghosts in Michael Boyds History Cycle; Kate Wilkinson PART III: VISUALISING PERFORMANCE 14 . Four legs and two voices: An Interview with Édouard Lekston; Pascale Drouet 15 . Shakespearean Visual Semiotics and the Silver Screen; Robert I. Lublin 16 . Heres that shall make you dance: Movement and Meaning in Bern:Balletts Julia und Romeo; Lynsey McCulloch PART IV: NON-SHAKESPEAREAN DRAMA 17 . The Duchess of Malfi on Film: Peter Hubys Quietus; Rowland Wymer 18 . The Act of Murder: Renaissance Tragedy and the Detective Novel; Esme Miskimmin 19 . Fishing at the Swan: Swan Theatre Plays and the Shaping of an Interpretive Community; Laura Grace Godwin SelectedBibliography Index Review "This wide-ranging collection brings together the fields of Shakespearean appropriation and global Shakespeares in a way that advances substantially our understanding of how the two have become inextricable from one another." - Christy Desmet, JosiahMeigs Distinguished Teaching Professor of English, University of Georgia, USA"As demonstrated by the nineteen uniformly accessible essays collected in Reinventing the Renaissance, Shakespeare lives on in more genres, media and cultures than ever before, some familiar (like the novel and film), some new (like the graphic novel and fanvid)." - Times Literary Supplement Promotional Springer Book Archives Review Quote "This wide-ranging collection brings together the fields of Shakespearean appropriation and global Shakespeares in a way that advances substantially our understanding of how the two have become inextricable from one another." - Christy Desmet, Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor of English, University of Georgia, USA "As demonstrated by the nineteen uniformly accessible essays collected in Reinventing the Renaissance, Shakespeare lives on in more genres, media and cultures than ever before, some familiar (like the novel and film), some new (like the graphic novel and fanvid)." - Times Literary Supplement Details ISBN1349339369 Language English ISBN-10 1349339369 ISBN-13 9781349339365 Format Paperback Publisher Palgrave Macmillan Short Title REINVENTING THE RENAISSANCE 20 Media Book DEWEY 822.33 Year 2013 Publication Date 2013-01-01 Edition 1st Imprint Palgrave Macmillan Subtitle Shakespeare and his Contemporaries in Adaptation and Performance Place of Publication Basingstoke Country of Publication United Kingdom Edited by R. Lublin Pages 325 UK Release Date 2013-01-01 AU Release Date 2013-01-01 NZ Release Date 2013-01-01 Author L. McCulloch Edition Description 1st ed. 2013 Alternative 9780230313859 Illustrations XII, 325 p. 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:135364669;

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