Shakespeare, the Movie II Popularizing the Plays on Film, Tv, Video, and Dvd

Following on from Shakespeare, The Movie , this volume brings together an invaluable new collection of essays on cinematic Shakespeares in the 1990s and beyond. Shakespeare, The Movie II covers: *the impact of postcolonialism, globalization and digital film on recent Shakespeare adaptations *adaptations in Europe and the Asian diaspora, as well as American and British films *film, television, video and DVD adaptations including Almereyda's Hamlet, Animated Tales , Baz Luhrmann, Kenneth Branagh and 1990's Macbeths. It also offers insight into issues such as the interplay between originals and adaptations, the appropriations of popular culture, the question of spectatorship and the impact of popularization on the canonical status of 'the Bard'. Shakespeare, The Movie II combines twelve exciting new essays from leading scholars with key essays from the earlier collection. It is quite simply a must-read for any student of Shakespeare, film, media or cultural studies.Burt, Richard is the author of 'Shakespeare, the Movie II Popularizing the Plays on Film, Tv, Video, and Dvd', published 2003 under ISBN 9780415282994 and ISBN 0415282993.