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OverviewOriginally published in 1990, this book brought a new rigor and subtlety to the interpretation of film adaptations of Shakespeare. Drawing on traditional literary analysis, psychoanalysis, and current film theory about gender and subjectivity, the author combines close readings of seven films with historical and biographical studies of the directors who made them. Offering substantial readings of Jean-Luc Godard’s controversial deconstructed King Lear and of Liz White’s independent African-American Othello, Donaldson also applies his provocative and contemporary point of view to more familiar films. He reads Olivier’s Henry V in relation to its treatment of sexual difference; Olivier’s Hamlet in part as an expression of the director’s childhood sexual trauma; Kurosawa’s Throne of Blood as an allegory of the relationship between Western and Japanese cinema; and Zeffirelli’s immensely popular Romeo and Juliet in the light of its powerful homoerotic subtext. With striking perspectives on Shakespeare, on the movies as an expressive medium, and on the complex processes of cultural change, this is timeless useful reading for teachers and students of film and literature. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Peter S. DonaldsonPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.453kg ISBN: 9781138981799ISBN 10: 1138981796 Pages: 252 Publication Date: 20 May 2016 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education , Undergraduate Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents"Preface 1. ""Claiming from the Female:"" Gender and Representation in Laurence Olivier’s Henry V 2. Olivier, Hamlet, and Freud 3. Surface and Depth: Throne of Blood as Cinematic Allegory 4. Mirrors and M/Others: The Welles Othello 5. ""Haply for I Am Black"": Liz White’s Othello 6. ""Let Lips Do What Hands Do"": Male Bonding, Eros, and Loss in Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet 7. Disseminating Shakespeare: Paternity and Text in Jean-Luc Godard’s King Lear. Filmography"ReviewsAuthor InformationDonaldson, Peter S. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |