Shakespeare and Adaptation Theory
Shakespeare and Adaptation Theory Shakespeare and Adaptation Theory reconsiders, after 20 years of intense critical and creative activity, the theory and practice of adapting Shakespeare to different…
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Shakespeare and Adaptation Theory
Shakespeare and Adaptation Theory reconsiders, after 20 years of intense critical and creative activity, the theory and practice of adapting Shakespeare to different genres and media. Having identified the key critics responsible for developing these metaphors and for framing the discussion in this way, Iyengar moves on to analyze afresh the implications of these critical frames for adaptation studies as a whole and for particular Shakespeare plays. Organized around clusters of key metaphors, the book explicates the principal theories informing the field of Shakespearean adaptation and surveys the growing field of case studies by Shakespeare scholars.Each chapter also looks anew at a specific Shakespeare play from the perspective of a prevailing set of theories and metaphors.
Focusing each chapter around a different play, the book contrasts comic, tragic, and tragicomic