Shakespeare Translated: Derivatives On Film And Tv

A novelist, poet, and Shakespeare scholar and teacher, Coursen looks at issues in translating the action imitated in Shakespeare's place into formats that alter the setting and/or language. The media in which a work is presented define what can occur within them, he explains, so he assesses the scripts for their ability to recontextualize into television and cinema. Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Othello, and King Lear are his examples. Annotation 穢2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)