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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Influence.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Film adaptations.
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Motion pictures -- Plots, themes, etc.
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Film genres.
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Love in motion pictures.
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| Descript |
1 online resource (264 pages) |
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text txt |
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computer c |
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online resource cr |
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Introduction: Shakespeare shaping modern movie genres 1.'Madly mated': The Taming of the Shrew and odd-couple comedy 2. Dreams in the forest: romantic comedy 3. 'The guy's only doing it for some doll': musical comedy 4. Of errors and eros: a brief digression on twins 5. Comedy of disguise and mistaken identity 6. 'Star-crossed lovers': Romeo and Juliet and romantic tragedy Conclusion Index. |
| Contents |
Cover; Half-title; Title page; Copyright information; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Shakespeare shaping modern movie genres; Influence; Genre; Writers for the screen; Notes; 1 'Madly mated': The Taming of the Shrew and odd- couple comedy; Filmed versions of Shakespeare's Shrew; A musical Shrew; 'Odd-couple' comedy; All about Bianca; Who's afraid of shrews?; Notes; 2 Dreams in the forest: romantic comedy; Shakespearean comedy as composite form; Dreams in a green world; Art writing the script of love: playing roles in As You Like It; Notes. |
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3 'The guy's only doing it for some doll': musical comedyShakespeare in musicals; Allusions to Shakespeare; Contrasted settings and backstage musicals; Musicals of family romance; Much ado about Nathan; Notes; 4 Of errors and Eros: a brief digression on twins; Notes; 5 Comedy of disguise and mistaken identity; Gendered disguise; Cross-dressing in films; 'Slumming': class, non-gendered disguise, and mistaken identity; Notes; 6 'Star-crossed lovers': Romeo and Juliet and romantic tragedy; Landmark versions; Out of America; World film; India: folklore meets Shakespeare; A Welsh Romeo and Juliet. |
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Star-crossed comedy and parodiesNotes; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index. |
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In English. |
| ISBN |
9781526107824 (electronic bk.) |
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1526107821 (electronic bk.) |
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1526121166 |
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9781526121165 |
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9781526107817 (ePUB eBook) |
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1526107813 |
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9780719099748 (hardback) |
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9781526143624 |
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0719099749 |
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1526143623 |
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9781526143624 |
| Standard # |
10.7765/9781526107824 doi |
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