Shakespeare /adaptation /modern drama essays in honour of Jill L. Levenson

Randall Martin, Katherine Scheil

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Abstract

The relationship between modern drama and Shakespeare remains intense and fruitful, as Shakespearian themes continue to permeate contemporary plays, films, and other art-forms. Shakespeare/Adaptation/Modern Drama is the first book-length international study to examine the critical and theatrical connections among these fields, including the motivations, methods, and limits of adaptation in modern performance media. Top scholars including Peter Holland, Alexander Leggatt, Brian Parker, and Stanley Wells examine such topics as the relationship between Shakespeare and modern drama in the context of current literary theories and historical accounts of adaptive and appropriative practices. Among the diverse and intriguing examples studied are the authorial self-adaptations of Tom Stoppard and Tennessee Williams, and the generic and political appropriations of Shakespeare's texts in television, musical theatre, and memoir. This illuminating and theoretically astute tribute to Renaissance and modern drama scholar Jill Levenson will stimulate further research on the evolving adaptive and intertextual relationships between influential literary works and periods.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationShakespeare/Adaptation/Modern Drama
Subtitle of host publicationEssays in Honour of Jill Levenson
PublisherUniversity of Toronto Press
Pages1-329
Number of pages329
ISBN (Electronic)9781442689916
ISBN (Print)9781442641747
StatePublished - Jan 1 2011

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