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Screen Adaptations - Shakespeare’s King Lear - A Close Study of the Relationship between Text and Film Screen Adaptations

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This close study of film adaptations of

King Lear

looks at several different versions (mainstream, art-house and cinematic “offshoots”) and discusses ...

  • the literary text in its historical context

  • key themes and dominant readings of the text

  • how the text is adapted for screen

  • how adaptations have changed our reading of the original text

    There are many references to the literary text and screenplays and the book also features quotations from directors and critics

    There is plenty of discursive material here to support student work on both film and literature courses
    9781408105924

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