Spectacular Shakespeare: Critical Theory and Popular CinemaCourtney Lehmann, Lisa S. Starks Spectacular Shakespeare includes an introduction, nine essays, and an afterword that all address the spectacle of Shakespeare in recent Hollywood films. The essays approach the Shakespeare-as-star phenomenon from various perspectives, some applauding the popularization of the Bard, others critically questioning the appropriation of Shakespeare in contemporary mass culture. |
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... provides much of its imagery , as well as its shooting location . In an exhaustive inventory of the distinctly Mexican icons and artistry wo- ven into the postmodern fabric of Luhrmann's film , Modenessi demon- strates the ways in which ...
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Contents
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Black Monsters and White Masks on the American Screen | 25 |
our own dear queen Ian McKellens Richard III | 47 |
of Baz Luhrmanns William Shakespeares Romeo + Juliet | 62 |
The Erotic Politics of Trevor Nunns Twelfth Night | 89 |
Kenneth Branaghs Much Ado about Nothing | 110 |
Romancing the Author Mastering the Body | 125 |
The Cultural Politics of Kenneth Branaghs Hamlet | 149 |
Hollywood Teaches Hamlet | 172 |
Using Film in the Shakespearean Classroom | 187 |
Teen Things I Hate about Girlene Shakesploitation Flicks in the Late 1990s or NotSoFast Times at Shakespeare High | 205 |
Notes on Contributors | 233 |
Index | 237 |
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