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Critical Survey of Shakespeare: Film Adaptations
This new collection covers classic adaptations of Shakespeare’s plays—many of which have become celebrated works in their own right—as well as recent productions readily available to students, teachers, and general viewers on DVD, the internet, and streaming platforms. Combining scholarly analysis with practical pedagogical approaches, this volume aims to enrich the study and teaching of Shakespeare’s enduring works through the lens of their cinematic interpretations.
Critical Survey of Shakespeare: Film Adaptations, edited by Robert C. Evans, provides an entry point into the critical analysis Shakespeare’s works and their wide variety of related film interpretations.
Modern cinema and television productions have brought the most famous playwright’s works to modern audiences, raising intriguing questions and fostering new perspectives on these timeless plays. Additionally, these film adaptations have often been used as a teaching tool in schools and colleges, enriching the study of Shakespeare’s plays.
The volume beings with “The Plays,” covering Shakespeare’s most important works from All’s Well That Ends Well to Winter’s Tale. Key information about each play, such as the time of the plot, locale, principal characters, and first performance date, is provided in addition to a plot summary and critical evaluation. Following the critical evaluations, is an in-depth look into the related film adaptations of each play in chronological order. Each entry concludes with a bibliography.
“The Plays” section is followed by “Series and Foreign-Language Films” which covers notable international film adaptations of Shakespeare’s work from BBC’s broadcast of An Age of Kings to the Japanese-language adaptation of Macbeth, Throne of Blood.
Additional resources include a Chronology of Shakespeare’s Life, Works by William Shakespeare, Selected Film Adaptations, a general Bibliography, and an Index.
The essays in this volume compile the essentials for students and researchers who are interested in Shakespeare’s work and the variety of ways it has been interpreted in modern entertainment formats. Additionally, this volume provides excellent curriculum support for educators as they incorporate film adaptations into the classroom when teaching Shakespeare’s plays.
