The English Renaissance in Popular Culture: An Age for All Time (Reproducing Shakespeare: New Studies in Adaptation and Appropriation)

243 Pages·2010·3.42 MB·English

by  Greg M. Colón Semenza

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Reproducing Shakespeare: New Studies in
Adaptation and Appropriation
Reproducing Shakespeare marks the turn in adaptation studies toward recontext-
ualization, reformatting, and media convergence. It builds on two decades of
growing interest in the “afterlife” of Shakespeare, showcasing some of the best new
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THE ENGLISH RENAISSANCE IN POPULAR CULTURE
Copyright © Greg Colón Semenza, 2010.
All rights reserved.
First published in 2010 by
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1. Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616—Adaptations. 2. Shakespeare, Uni
William, 1564–1616—Film and video adaptations. 3. Renaissance— o
England—Historiography. 4. England—In popular culture. 5. History in ed t
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popular culture. 6. Popular culture—History—20th century. I. Semenza, n
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Seventeenth-Century Conflict in V for Vendetta 89
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6 R eading the Early Modern Witch: Horror Films of the
1960s and 1970s 103
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7 “Sportful Combat” Gets Medieval: The Representation of
Historical Violence at Renaissance Fairs 115
Kevin J. Wetmore, Jr.
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Tatiana C. String.
Other friends and colleagues who have contributed ideas and support
for this project include Thomas Anderson, Jean Howard, Bob Hasenfratz,
Barbara Hodgdon, Douglas Lanier, Bambi Mroz, Ryan Netzley, Scott
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