{"product_id":"cowboy-hamlets-and-zombie-romeos-shakespeare-in-genre-film-9781526142092","title":"Cowboy Hamlets and Zombie Romeos: Shakespeare in","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book presents a systematic method of interpreting Shakespeare film adaptations based on their cinematic genres. Its approach is both scholarly and reader-friendly, and its subject is fundamentally interdisciplinary, combining the findings of Shakespeare scholarship with film and media studies, particularly genre theory. The book is organised into six large chapters, discussing films that form broad generic groups. Part I looks at three genres from the classical Hollywood era (western, melodrama and gangster-\u003ci\u003enoir\u003c\/i\u003e), while Part II deals with three contemporary blockbuster genres (teen film, undead horror and biopic). Beside a few better-known examples of mainstream cinema, the volume also highlights the Shakespearean elements in several nearly forgotten films, bringing them back to critical attention.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Kinga Földváry’s new book is a masterful treatment of numerous genres that not only provides crucial descriptions and historical information but also lucidly explains the intersections between various generic discourses and their disparate iterations.'\u003cbr\u003eMelissa Croteau, \u003ci\u003eAdaptation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'[T]his is a well-structured study that examines a wide variety of movies in some detail. It provides a useful reference for the genre, adaptation, and Shakespeare studies and is an entertaining addition to the discourse on screen Shakespeare.'\u003cbr\u003ePeter Lewis, \u003ci\u003eCahiers Élisabéthains: A Journal of English Renaissance Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e -- .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Shakespeare meets genre film\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Classical Hollywood cinema\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1 Will in the Wild West: western adaptations of Shakespeare\u003cbr\u003e2 Shakespeare the tear-jerker: from woman’s film to global melodrama\u003cbr\u003e3 Dark-minded Othellos, mobster Macbeths: \u003ci\u003efilm noir\u003c\/i\u003e, gangster, gangster \u003ci\u003enoir\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Contemporary blockbusters\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4 Back to school, Will: Shakespeare the teen idol\u003cbr\u003e5 Shakespeare the undead: a renaissance of vampires and zombies\u003cbr\u003e6 Will, Bill and the Earl: versions of the author in contemporary biopics\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041003012439,"sku":"9781526142092","price":76.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781526142092.jpg?v=1750948565","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/cowboy-hamlets-and-zombie-romeos-shakespeare-in-genre-film-9781526142092","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}