Reimagining Shakespeare for children and young adults / edited by Naomi J. Miller.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Miller, Naomi J., 1960-

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Children's literature and culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Adaptations--History and criticism.

Shakespeare, William.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.

Children's plays--Study and teaching.

Children's plays.

Young adult drama.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Film adaptations.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Dramatic production.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Study and teaching.

Young adult drama--Study and teaching.

Children's theater.

Drama in education.

Genre:

Adaptations.

Film adaptations.

Physical Description:

xiv, 329 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2003.

Summary:

Shakespeare's plays have been endlessly reimagined in multiple media over the centuries, allowing each generation to encounter the Bard in stimulating ways. Of all the new audiences for Shakespeare, children and young adults are the most deeply impressionable, capable of keen enthusiasm and disappointment alike. This original volume explores the myriad ways in which Shakespeare and his plays have been reimagined for young audiences. Addressing a wide range of adaptations, from picture books and novels to board games and films, the essays consider how this explosion of interest affects literature and literacy, pedagogy and performance, and Shakespeare's legacy at the millennium. Editor Naomi J. Miller has assembled a host of contributors who approach the subject from three distinct perspectives. In the first section, well-known children's book authors, including Marcia Williams, Bruce Coville, and Gary Blackwood, offer unique insights into the creative process of reimagining Shakespeare for young readers. Scholars and critics proceed in the following section with an investigation of the various adaptations used to encourage appreciation for Shakespeare among today's young audiences. The volume concludes with essays by teachers who share strategies for bringing Shakespeare vividly to life in the classroom or onstage, with kids from inner-city playgrounds to college lecture halls nationwide. By highlighting creative scenarios and guises through which the Bard can speak to young people, this pioneering study points the way to sustaining Shakespeare's magic for generations to come.

Contents:

"What's in a Name?": Collaborating with Shakespeare at the Millennium / Naomi J. Miller 1

I. Biography, Adaptation, and Fictionalization 11

1. In Love with Shakespeare / Aliki 13

2. The Story Behind the Man Behind the Plays / Diane Stanley 22

3. Bravo, Mr. William Shakespeare! / Marcia Williams 29

4. "This is Young William": Shakespeare and the Cumulative Tale / Rebecca Piatt Davidson 39

5. "All the Colours of the Wind": Shakespeare and the Primary Student / Lois Burdett 44

6. Nutshells and Infinite Space: Stages of Adaptation / Bruce Coville 56

7. Puck's Gift / Sophie Masson 67

8. Shakespeare Speaks: Getting the Language Right / Gary Blackwood 74

9. The Players, the Playmaker, and Us / J. B. Cheaney 81

II. Interpretation and Critique 87

10. Staging Shakespeare's Children / Mark H. Lawhorn 89

11. Canning the Classic: Race and Ethnicity in the Lambs' Tales from Shakespeare / James Andreas 98

12. Alice Reads Shakespeare: Charles Dodgson and the Girl's Shakespeare Project / Georgianna Ziegler 107

13. Strutting and Fretting on the Page: Representing Shakespeare's Theater in Illustrated Books / Megan Lynn Isaac 120

14. Mediating the Supernatural in Adaptations of Shakespeare for Children: Three Unique Productions through Text and Illustration / Douglas King 129

15. "The Play's the Thing": Genre and Adaptations of Shakespeare for Children / Alison H. Prindle 138

16. Promoting the Original: Perspectives on Balancing Authenticity and Creativity in Adaptations of The Tempest / Amy E. Mathur 147

17. First One I and Then the Other: Identity and Intertexuality in Shakespeare's Caliban and Covington's Lizard / Cynthia Perantoni 153

18. Harry Potter and the Shakespearean Allusion / Miranda Johnson-Haddad 162

19. Playing with Shakespeare: Making Worlds from Words / Jennifer Lee Carrell 171

20. Descending Shakespeare: Toward a Theory of Adaptation for Children / Howard Marchitello 180

III. Pedagogy and Performance 191

21. The Bard for Babies: Shakespeare, Bettelheim, and the Reggio Emilia Model of Early Childhood Education / Sheila Cavanagh 193

22. Visions of Shakespeare in a Montessori Classroom / Regine Ebner 201

23. Shakespeare Steps Out: The Primacy of Language in Inner-City Classrooms / Janet Field-Pickering 207

24. "Your Play Needs No Excuse": Shakespeare and Language Development in Children / Kristen L. Olson 217

25. Players, Playgrounds, and Grounds for Play: Play v. Theater v. Realism in a Touring Children's Version of King Lear / John Barnes 231

26. Presenting Shakespeare's Life and Times for Young People: An Outline Using Midsummer Night's Dream and Susan Cooper's King of Shadows / Tiffany A. Conroy 239

27. Understanding Texts and Contexts: Teaching Shakespeare to Future High School Teachers / Pamela J. Benson 252

28. Redistributing the Riches: Shakespearean Adaptation in Moss Gown and Mama Day / Caroline McManus 260

29. Learning by Playing: Performance Games and the Teaching of Shakespeare / Greg Maillet 269

30. Reimagining Shakespeare through Film / Gregory Colon Semenza 279

31. Performing Pedagogy / Edward L. Rocklin 289.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 298-304) and index.

ISBN:

0415938562

OCLC:

49844556