{"product_id":"shakespeare-and-the-american-musical-9780253221520","title":"Shakespeare and the American Musical","description":"\u003cp\u003eIrene G. Dash explores the influence of Shakespeare on American musical theater through analyses of five important productions from 1938 through 1971--\u003ci\u003eThe Boys from Syracuse \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003eThe Comedy of Errors\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003e Kiss Me, Kate \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003eTaming of the Shrew\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003e West Side Story \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003eRomeo and Juliet\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003e Your Own Thing \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003eTwelfth Night\u003c\/i\u003e), and \u003ci\u003eTwo Gentlemen of Verona. \u003c\/i\u003eDash argues that adaptations of Shakespeare were instrumental in the alteration of the musical theater formula from the stock plots and song forms of the 1930s musical comedy to the more organic integrated musical, where songs and dance sequences were used to advance the plot rather than break the action. In bringing together these well-known works, Dash offers a fresh look at the development of American musical theater and a new understanding of Shakespeare in the modern American context.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Irene G. Dash\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Indiana University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/26\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780253221520\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIrene G. Dash is the author of\u003ci\u003e Women's Worlds in Shakespeare's Plays\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWooing, Wedding, and Power: Women in Shakespeare's Plays\u003c\/i\u003e. Her most recent published work appears in the Folger Shakespeare Library's edited volume \u003ci\u003eShakespeare in American Life\u003c\/i\u003e. She taught English and Shakespeare for 30 years at Hunter College, CUNY.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39946313990259,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_0db60397-5919-47ad-9c3a-dad8a8bf8313.jpg?v=1648313816","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/shakespeare-and-the-american-musical-9780253221520","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}