Shakespeare and Film : a Norton Guide / Samuel Crowl

By:

Crowl, Samuel, 1940-

Language: eng Publication details: New York : Norton & Company, 2008Description: 238 p.: ill.; 23 cmISBN:

9780393927658

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

791.436

LOC classification:

PR 3093 C953s 2008

Contents:

pt. 1. A brief history of Shakespeare on film. Establishing shot : history -- Close-up : major directors I : Laurence Olivier, Orson Welles, Kenneth Branagh -- Close-up : major directors II : Akira Kurosawa, Grigori Kozintsev, Franco Zeffirelli -- Long shot : television -- Wide angle : the films of the 1990s -- pt 2. Analyzing Shakespeare on film. Auteurs and actors : camera, editing, music, and acting -- Deep focus : text and context -- Depth of field : text and image -- Montage : beginnings and signature shots -- Soliloquies and scenes : adapting stage conventions to the screen -- Glossary of film and critical terminology -- Elective bibliography -- Selective filmography.

Summary: Written with verve and insight by an award-winning teacher and scholar, "Shakespeare and Film: A Norton Guide" is the ideal introduction to film adaptations of Shakespeare's plays from the silent era to the present. Part I opens with a brief overview of the history of Shakespeare on film, then focuses in turn on the films of six influential Shakespeare directors; television Shakespeare; and the revival of

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Humanidades	Humanidades (4to. Piso)	PR 3093 C953s 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		00000149919

pt. 1. A brief history of Shakespeare on film. Establishing shot : history --
Close-up : major directors I : Laurence Olivier, Orson Welles, Kenneth Branagh --
Close-up : major directors II : Akira Kurosawa, Grigori Kozintsev, Franco Zeffirelli --
Long shot : television --
Wide angle : the films of the 1990s --
pt 2. Analyzing Shakespeare on film. Auteurs and actors : camera, editing, music, and acting --
Deep focus : text and context --
Depth of field : text and image --
Montage : beginnings and signature shots --
Soliloquies and scenes : adapting stage conventions to the screen --
Glossary of film and critical terminology --
Elective bibliography --
Selective filmography.

Written with verve and insight by an award-winning teacher and scholar, "Shakespeare and Film: A Norton Guide" is the ideal introduction to film adaptations of Shakespeare's plays from the silent era to the present. Part I opens with a brief overview of the history of Shakespeare on film, then focuses in turn on the films of six influential Shakespeare directors; television Shakespeare; and the revival of

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