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Screening gender in Shakespeare's comedies : film and television adaptations in the twenty-first century /

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Main Authors: Cieślak, Magdalena
Published: Lexington Books,
Publisher Address: Lanham, MD :
Publication Dates: [2019]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Remakes, reboots, and adaptions
Subjects:
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Film adaptations
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Television adaptations
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Comedies
Sex role in motion pictures
Women in motion pictures
Sex role on television
Women on television
Film adaptations > History and criticism
Carrier Form: ix, 279 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-268) and index.
ISBN: 9781498563741
1498563740
Index Number: PR3093
CLC: J905
Call Number: J905/C569
Contents: Doing it "straight". Michael Radford's The merchant of Venice -- Kenneth Branagh's As you like it -- Julie Taymor's The tempest -- Joss Whedon's Much ado about nothing -- BBC's ShakespeaRe-told: retelling Shakespeare for political correctness. BBC's ShakespeaRe-told Much ado about nothing, dir. Brian Percival -- BBC's ShakespeaRe-told The taming of the shrew, dir. David Richards -- BBC's ShakespeaRe-told A midsummer night's dream, dir. Ed Fraiman -- Conclusion: girl power or Will power? -- Epilogue: Bridget Jones's baby.

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