Shakespeare, Film Studies, and the Visual Cultures of Modernity

This book is the first in-depth cultural history of cinema's polyvalent and often contradictory appropriations of Shakespearean drama and performance traditions. The author argues that these adapatations have helped shape multiple aspects of film, from cinematic style to genre and narrative construction.

Author: A. Guneratne
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 11/07/2008
Pages: 346
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.36w x 0.94d
ISBN: 9781403967886

Review Citation(s):
Choice 03/01/2009

About the Author
ANTHONY GUNERATNE is Associate Professor of Communication, Florida Atlantic University, USA.