Bronfen Serial Shakespeare

An infinite variety of appropriations in American TV drama
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-1-5261-4232-0
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: PC/MAC/eReader/Tablet

E-Book, Englisch, 256 Seiten

Reihe: Manchester University Press

This book explores Shakespeare’s presence in the American cultural imaginary at the beginning of the twenty-first century. It traces how his texts are disseminated and reassembled in contemporary TV shows such as The Wire, Deadwood, Westworld, House of Cards and The Americans.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bronfen, Elisabeth

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft: Dramen und Dramatiker
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Englische Literatur
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Theaterwissenschaft Theatergeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: appropriation, dislocation, and crossmapping
1 Shakespeare’s spectres: Westworld
2 Wearing the crown: The Wire
3 Choosing our queen: a series of first female presidents from Commander in Chief to House of Cards
4 Rogue queens: Veep, Homeland, and Scandal
5 All the frontier’s a stage: Deadwood
6 Carnival of spies: The Americans
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Bronfen Elisabeth:
Elisabeth Bronfen is Professor at the English Department of Zurich UniversityElisabeth Bronfen is Professor of English and American Studies at the University of Zurich and Global Distinguished Professor at New York University