Framing Shakespeare On Film

Description: The aesthetics of frame theory form the basis of Framing Shakespeare on Film. This groundbreaking work expands on the discussion of film constructivists in its claim that the spectacle of Shakespeare on film is a problem-solving activity. Kathy Howlett demonstrates convincingly how viewers' expectations for understanding Shakespeare on film can be manipulated by the director's cinematic technique. Emphasizing that the successful film can transform Shakespeare's text while remaining rooted in Shakespearean conceptions, Howlett raises the question of how directors and audiences understand the genre of Shakespeare on film and re ... (more)

Manufacturer: Ohio University Press
Release date: 15 May 2000
ISBN-10 : 0821412477 | ISBN-13: 9780821412473

Tags: Book (1), Shakespeare (1), Genre (1), Film Studies (1), Framing (1), Cinematic Technique (1), Constructivists (1)

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