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1 online resource (264 pages) |
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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. |
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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. |
| Summary |
Shakespeare's cinema of love addresses the question, how much has Shakespeare influenced modern film genres? Convincing arguments are made for the links between his comedies of love and genres such as 'screwball' comedy, musicals, romantic comedy and tragic love films. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Influence.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. |
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Film adaptations.
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Film adaptations.
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Motion pictures -- Plots, themes, etc.
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Motion pictures -- Plots, themes, etc. |
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Film genres.
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Film genres. |
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Love in motion pictures.
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Love in motion pictures. |
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Electronic books.
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Film adaptations.
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| ISBN |
9781526107824 (electronic book) |
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1526107821 (electronic book) |
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