Apocalyptic Shakespeare
Subtitle: essays on visions of destruction and revelation in recent film adaptations
By: edited by Melissa Croteau and Carolyn Jess-Cooke.
Contributors: Croteau, Melissa.; Jess-Cooke, Carolyn, 1978-
Publisher: McFarland & Co.; McFarland
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9780786433926
Subjects: Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Film and video adaptations; Apocalyptic literature -- History and criticism; Film adaptations -- History and criticism; End of the world in literature
Genres: Film and video adaptations.
Description: "Films covered include Titus, William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet, Almereyda's Hamlet, Revengers Tragedy, Twelfth Night, The Passion of the Christ, Radford's The Merchant of Venice, The Lion King, and Godard's King Lear, among others. Essays chart the apocalyptic mise-en-scènes, disorienting imagery, and topsy-turvy plots of these films, using apocalypse as a theoretical and thematic lens"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.