Elisabeth Bronfen

Serial Shakespeare (eBook, ePUB)

An infinite variety of appropriations in American TV drama

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Shakespeare is everywhere in contemporary media culture. This book explores the reasons for this dissemination and reassemblage. Ranging widely over American TV drama, it discusses the use of citations in Westworld and The Wire, demonstrating how they tap into but also transform Shakespeare's preferred themes and concerns. It then examines the presentation of female presidents in shows such as Commander in Chief and House of Cards, revealing how they are modelled on figures of female sovereignty from his plays. Finally, it analyses the specifically Shakespearean dramaturgy of Deadwood and The Americans. Ultimately, the book brings into focus the way serial TV drama appropriates Shakespeare in order to give voice to the unfinished business of the American cultural imaginary.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bonnier Books UK
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Oktober 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781526142337
• Artikelnr.: 60453391

Autorenporträt

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

Inhaltsangabe

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