Shakespeare After Mass Media 2002 Edition Contributor(s): Burt, R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312294549 ISBN-13: 9780312294540 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2002 Annotation: Shakespeare in mass media- particularly film, video, and television- is arguably the fastest growing research agenda in Shakespeare studies. "Shakespeare after Mass Media" provides both students and scholars with the most comprehensive resource available on the market for studying the extraordinary afterlife of Shakespeare' s plays in a wide range of media. From marketing to electronic Shakespeares, comics to romance novels, "Star Trek" to Kenneth Branagh, radio and popular music to "Bartlett' s Quotations," the contributors explore the contemporary cultural significance of Shakespeare with theoretical sophistication and accessible writing. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Shakespeare - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
Dewey: 822.33 |
LCCN: 2001036203 |
Physical Information: 1.15" H x 5.73" W x 8.56" (1.13 lbs) 340 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Shakespeare in mass media - particularly film, video, and television - is arguably the hottest, fastest growing research agenda in Shakespeare studies. Shakespeare after Mass Media provides students and scholars with the most comprehensive resource available on the market for studying the pop cultural afterlife of The Bard. From marketing to electronic Shakespeare, comics to romance novels, Star Trek to Branagh, radio and popular music to Bartlett's Quotations, the volume explores the contemporary cultural significance of Shakespeare in an unprecedently broad array of mass media contexts. With theoretical sophistication and accessible writing, it will be the ideal text for courses on Shakespeare and mass media. |