Description
This book explores 12 Shakespeare plays through a variety of adaptations, from the Restoration to the present, encompassing a global range of genres and media.
About the Author
Pamela Bickley and Jenny Stevens have both taught undergraduate Shakespeare courses. They are the co-authors of Essential Shakespeare: The Arden Guide to Text and Interpretation (2013) and Shakespeare and Early Modern Drama: Text and Performance (2016).
Reviews
Entertaining and illuminating ... This volume is of great value and provides an excellent introduction to Shakespeare in an adaptation that seems especially suited to those studying at the undergraduate level, offering not just an entry point into the plays discussed but many suggestions for further reading and research. * Cahiers Elisabethains *
[Combines] a broad thematic scope with a thorough and up-to-date scholarly background, presented in a reader-friendly style that makes the book accessible not only for the initiate, but also for students and even the educated general reader ... [Provides] the reader with refreshing insights into each play's afterlife, often highlighting unexpected thematic connections between works not commonly discussed together. * Journal of Adaptation in Film & Performance *
Offering readers a window into the afterlives of Shakespeare's plays across a stunning range of time, culture, and media, Studying Shakespeare Adaptation: From Restoration to YouTube is an indispensable guide to the cultural and critical contexts that define our understanding of the Bard past, present, and future. * Courtney Lehmann, University of the Pacific, USA *
Book Information
ISBN 9781350068643
Author Dr. Pamela Bickley
Format Paperback
Page Count 272
Imprint The Arden Shakespeare
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 346g