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How is a Shakespearean play transformed when it is directed for the screen? This 2004 book identifies distinct strategies chosen by film directors to appropriate the plays. It makes film and literary concepts accessible before applying them to practical cases, suggesting guidelines for the study of sequences in Shakespearean adaptations.

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"[A] good survey of Shakespeare on stage, from the Globe to the Restoration to Drury Lane and 19th-century realism to cinema." J.M. Welsh, Salisbury University, CHOICE

Table of Contents
1. Shakespeare, from stage to screen: a historical and aesthetic approach; 2. From theatre showing to cinema telling; 3. Masking film construction: towards a 'real' world; 4. Reflexive constructions: from meta-theatre to meta-cinema?; 5. Screenplay, narration and subtext: the example of Hamlet; 6. Case studies.

Shakespeare from Stage to Screen

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    A Paperback by Sarah Hatchuel

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 9/11/2008 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780521078986, 978-0521078986
      ISBN10: 0521078989
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      Theatre studies

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      How is a Shakespearean play transformed when it is directed for the screen? This 2004 book identifies distinct strategies chosen by film directors to appropriate the plays. It makes film and literary concepts accessible before applying them to practical cases, suggesting guidelines for the study of sequences in Shakespearean adaptations.

      Trade Review
      "[A] good survey of Shakespeare on stage, from the Globe to the Restoration to Drury Lane and 19th-century realism to cinema." J.M. Welsh, Salisbury University, CHOICE

      Table of Contents
      1. Shakespeare, from stage to screen: a historical and aesthetic approach; 2. From theatre showing to cinema telling; 3. Masking film construction: towards a 'real' world; 4. Reflexive constructions: from meta-theatre to meta-cinema?; 5. Screenplay, narration and subtext: the example of Hamlet; 6. Case studies.

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