Serial Shakespeare : An Infinite Variety of Appropriations in American Tv Drama

Name: Serial Shakespeare
Brand: Manchester University Press
SKU: 9781526186171
Price: 3750 KES
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ISBN: 9781526186171

by Elisabeth Bronfen

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Format Paperback / softback

Book Series Manchester University Press

ISBN-10 1526186179

ISBN-13 9781526186171

Publisher Manchester University Press

Imprint Manchester University Press

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Feb 25th, 2025

Print length 256 Pages

Weight 432 grams

Dimensions 16.50 x 23.40 x 1.90 cms

Product Classification: Films, cinema Television scripts & screenplays Films, cinema Television screenplays, scripts and performances Literary studies: general Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800 Literary studies: plays & playwrights Literary studies: plays and playwrights Shakespeare studies & criticism

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This book explores Shakespeare’s presence in the American cultural imaginary at the beginning of the twenty-first century. It traces how his texts are disseminated and reassembled in contemporary TV shows such as The Wire, Deadwood, Westworld, House of Cards and The Americans. -- .

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.

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