ENGL 40232 - Shakespeare Media: Book and Screen

Institution:

University of Notre Dame

Subject:

English

Description:

This course will cover not only standard film versions of the plays but also adaptations and appropriations in order to examine the way in which Shakespeare circulates in popular and elite culture. Likely films include: Olivier's Hamlet and The Last Action Hero (with Arnold Schwarzenegger); Zeferelli's Romeo and Juliet, Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet, and Shakespeare in Love; Polanski's Macbeth and Billy Morrissette's Scotland, PA; Derek Jarman's The Tempest and Peter Greenaway's Prospero's Books. In each case, we will begin with a reading of the play before moving on to film versions and adaptations.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.nd.edu

Phone Number:

(574) 631-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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