Jensen The Battle of the Bard

Shakespeare on US Radio in 1937
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-1-64189-078-6
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 101 Seiten

Reihe: Recreational Shakespeare

Difficult as it is to imagine today, in 1937 America’s two leading media companies fought over which had the better claim to Shakespeare. The Battle of the Bard explores this episode in US cultural history when NBC and CBS competed to perform Shakespeare for an American audience in a low-risk setting that they hoped would bring prestige to their networks. The resulting fourteen broadcasts are among the more remarkable recreations of Shakespeare of their time. This lively and engaging book shows the cultural dominance of radio at the time, and tells the story of why the networks each wanted to lord Shakespeare’s prestige over the other, how they put their series together, the critical reception, and the cultural impact and legacies of the broadcasts.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jensen, Michael P.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft: Dramen und Dramatiker
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Englische Literatur

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PrefaceA Note on the Text?Introduction: What was Radio?Chapter One: Preliminary Bouts: Shakespeare on American Radio before the BattleChapter Two: In this Corner: Streamlined ShakespeareChapter Three: And in that Corner: The Columbia Shakespeare CycleChapter Four: And the Winner is?: Aftermath, Afterlives, After Shows, and Alternative ShowsAfterword: A Brief Murky Consideration of Recreational Shakespeare as a Concept in Light of the Battle with Some Personal ReflectionsAn external website maintained by the author provides photos and audio clips: http://www.michaelpjensen.com/battle_of_the_bard_photos (for the photos) and http://www.michaelpjensen.com/battle_of_the_bard_photos/battle_of_the_bard_audio (for the audio links).

Über Autor(innen)

Jensen Michael P.:
Michael P. Jensen has authored more than a hundred articles and chapters in books on William Shakespeare. He is a Contributing Editor for Shakespeare Newsletter.