Shakespeare is everywhere in contemporary media culture. This book explores the reasons for this dissemination and reassemblage. Ranging widely over American TV drama, it discusses the use of citations in Westworld and The Wire, demonstrating how they tap into but also transform Shakespeare's preferred themes and concerns.
It then examines the presentation of female presidents in shows such as Commander in Chief and House of Cards, revealing how they are modelled on figures of female sovereignty from his plays. Finally, it analyses the specifically Shakespearean dramaturgy of Deadwood and The Americans. Ultimately, the book brings into focus the way serial TV drama appropriates Shakespeare in order to give voice to the unfinished business of the American cultural imaginary.
| ISBN: | 9781526142313 |
| Publication date: | 27th October 2020 |
| Author: | Elisabeth Bronfen |
| Publisher: | Manchester University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 288 pages |
| Series: | Manchester University Press |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: plays and playwrights Television screenplays, scripts and performances Films, cinema |
Shakespeare is everywhere in contemporary media culture. This book explores the reasons for this dissemination and reassemblage.
Serial Shakespeare features in the following genres: Literary studies: plays and playwrights, Television screenplays, scripts and performances, Films, cinema
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Serial Shakespeare was written by Elisabeth Bronfen and published by Manchester University Press
Serial Shakespeare has 288 pages
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