Shakespeare's the tempest : the relationship between text and film / Lisa Hopkins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hopkins, Lisa, 1962- author.

Contributor:

Hunter, Ian, editor.

Series:

Screen adaptations.

Screen adaptations

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Shakespeare, William.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Tempest.

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616--Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 p.)

Distribution:

London, England : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020

Other Title:

Tempest

Place of Publication:

London, England : Methuen Drama, 2020.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"The Screen Adaptations Series provides in-depth analysis of how classic literature has been adapted for the screen, showing how alternative readings offer up new interpretations of the original text. Each book, authored by a leading scholar In adaptations studies, collects together a vast array of study material, critical insight and thought-provoking comparisons. From the literary context of the original work, to the critical 'afterlife' of the screen versions, this Is a vital study aid for film and literature students."--Jacket.

Contents:

Part 1. Literary contexts

The play in its time

The play today

Adaptations of The Tempest

a brief overview

Part 2. From text to screen

Introduction

setting the scene

Forbidden planet (dir. Fred Wilcox, 1956)

The Tempest (dir. Derek Jarman, 1979)

Prospero's books (dir. Peter Greenaway, 1991)

Conclusion

Part 3. Critical responses and the afterlife of text and film

Jarman's The Tempest

Prospero's Books

Forbidden Planet

Afterlife.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record.

ISBN:

9781408149652

1408149656

9781408149669

1408149664

OCLC:

890315014