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Almost Shakespeare reinventing his works for cinema and television

In the past two decades, Othello has tried out for the basketball team, Macbeth has taken over a fast food joint and King Lear has moved to an Iowa farm--Shakespeare is everywhere in popular culture. This collection of essays addresses the use of Shakespearean narratives, themes, imagery and characterizations in non-Shakespearian cinema. The essays explore how Shakespeare and his work are manipulated within the popular media and explore topics such as racism, jealousy, misogyny and nationality. The submissions concentrate on film and television programs that are adaptations of Shakespearean pl.

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  • "In the past two decades, Othello has tried out for the basketball team, Macbeth has taken over a fast food joint and King Lear has moved to an Iowa farm--Shakespeare is everywhere in popular culture. This collection of essays addresses the use of Shakespearean narratives, themes, imagery and characterizations in non-Shakespearian cinema. The essays explore how Shakespeare and his work are manipulated within the popular media and explore topics such as racism, jealousy, misogyny and nationality. The submissions concentrate on film and television programs that are adaptations of Shakespearean pl."@en

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  • "Television adaptations"
  • "Television adaptations"@en
  • "Aufsatzsammlung"
  • "Electronic books"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Criticism, interpretation, etc"
  • "Criticism, interpretation, etc"@en
  • "Film adaptations"
  • "Film adaptations"@en

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  • "Almost Shakespeare Reinventing His Works for Cinema and Television"
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  • "Almost Shakespeare : reinventing his works for cinema and television"