{"product_id":"almost-shakespeare-9780786419098","title":"Almost Shakespeare","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   In the past two decades, Othello has tried out for the basketball team, Macbeth has taken over a fast food joint and King Lear has moved to an Iowa farm--Shakespeare is everywhere in popular culture. This collection of essays addresses the use of Shakespearean narratives, themes, imagery and characterizations in non-Shakespearian cinema. The essays explore how Shakespeare and his work are manipulated within the popular media and explore topics such as racism, jealousy, misogyny and nationality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   The submissions concentrate on film and television programs that are adaptations of Shakespearean plays, including \u003ci\u003eMy Own Private Idaho, CSI-Miami, A Thousand Acres, Prospero''s Books, O, 10 Things I Hate About You, Withnail and I, Get Over It,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe West Wing.\u003c\/i\u003e Each chapter includes notes and a list of works cited. A full bibliography completes the work; it is divided into bibliographies and filmographies, general studies and essays, derivatives based on a single p\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037980262743,"sku":"9780786419098","price":20.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780786419098.jpg?v=1750938455","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/almost-shakespeare-9780786419098","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}