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Shakespeares after Shakespeare [Two Volumes] An Encyclopedia of the Bard in Mass Media and Popular Culture
Richard Burt
ISBN: 0-313-33116-2
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-33116-9
888 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 11/30/2006
List Price: $299.95 (UK Sterling Price: £206.95)
Discount Price: $149.98 Sale Price for U.S. Customers Only. Save 50%. Ends 12/31/2009.
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Media Type: Hardcover
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Trim Size: 8 1/2 x 11
Subjects: Reviews:
  • "[C]hronicles the lasting influence of Shakespeare on popular culture."
    —Mail Tribune
    October 29, 2006
  • "Literature scholars cite and describe nearly 4,000 adaptations and near-adaptations of works by Shakespeare in such genres as cartoons and comic books, film, popular music, literature and genre fiction, radio, US and British television, and even theater. The citations are arranged by the play adapted or alluded to rather than, for example, name or producer of the adaptation. A few black-and-white illustrations are included. Appendices cite adaptations in Japanese comics and Italian television, and web resources for Shakespeare companies and festivals. The two volumes are paged and indexed together."
    —Reference & Research Book News
    February 2007
  • "[R]ecommended to most libraries."
    —Library Journal
    3/15/2007
  • "Although it's no surprise that the greatest English writer of all time continues to influence culture high and low, the number of examples cited here is remarkable....This wide-ranging work provides enough information for an entire course on Shakespeare and popular culture, and academic as well as large public libraries will want to add it to their collections."
    —Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin
    March 15, 2007
  • "This ten-chapter work is divided into separate media, with a transmedia approach to Shakespeare's citations in each mass medium. Contributors had options in providing their introductions and in their inclusion of categories. Initials at the end of the entries indicate entries by contributors other than the original ones. In each chapter the entries are arranged alphabetically play by play (or poem), observing chronological order. Bibliographical information on each is then provided. Appendixes, Shakespeare in Japanese comics..., Shakespeare in Italian Television, and Web Sources for Shakespeare Companies, plus a bibliography and a comprehensive index in volume 2, enhance this useful two-volume work. Recommended. College, university, and public libraries, film studios, and TV stations; all levels."
    —Choice
    6/1/2007
  • "The popular comic strip Get Fuzzy recently featured a dog visiting from England who talks Shakespeare, demonstrating the Bards continued and constant infiltration into all forms of media. Students should be pleased that others have done the research to collect this information for their use because much of it was not available earlier....It will take a teacher who is a true lover of Shakespeare who makes the Bard live in classes to get students to care about the resources here. But going the opposite way, it may be that starting with these resources could encourage students to be more interested. It also may point out how important it is to our culture to be able to understand the humor and this comes only with knowing about the works of Shakespeare. It is fun reading these brief entries if you do enjoy things Shakespeare."
    —GALE Reference for Students
    July 2007
  • "Composed of 3,819 entries, this encyclopedia is provocatively thorough without being definitively complete (an impossible goal for a Shakespeare-related project in any event, as the editor readily admits). Instead it aims to expand the study of Shakespeare adaptations and interpretations beyond the fine arts varieties generally celebrated by scholarly journals and collections....[B]urt's encyclopedia gives students of the plays many avenues to explore their influence in modern media genres."
    —VOYA
    August 2007
  • "As a research aid, this is first-rate for students and scholars at all levels. Shakespears after Shakespeare is a handsome work, with a judicious selection of illustrations. It comprises a good resource for the advanced or serious researcher."
    —Reference Reviews
    November 2007
  • "This unique examination of the continuing influence of William Shakespeare explores several different mediums, including cartoons, comic books, film, television, pop music, radio, genre fiction and the stage....This groundbreaking set will find a wide audience among teachers, scholars and dramatic artists."
    —Lawrence Looks at Books
    December 2007
Description: Though he wrote 400 years ago, Shakespeare is still very much alive today. This vast encyclopedia attests to that fact through hundreds of entries chronicling the presence of the Bard in contemporary popular culture, including radio, film, television, and other media to which his works have been adapted. Each section begins with an overview essay, followed by entries on individual plays, including stage histories and biographies of actors and directors. Thus the encyclopedia covers the full range of Shakespeare's presence in popular culture, with an emphasis on the past hundred years. It also offers a selected, general bibliography and an extensive index. Students will find this a handy reference for comparing Shakespeare's plays to modern adaptations of them, while general readers will treasure it as a guide to Shakespeare's enduring legacy.






Title Features:
  • Conveniently arranged in sections on types of adaptations, and then on particular plays.
  • Includes hundreds of entries on adaptations, performers, directors, and related topics.
  • Covers the presence of Shakespeare throughout film, television, and popular culture.
  • Offers a selected, general bibliography of major works on Shakespeare in popular culture.
  • Includes an extensive index.
  • Encourages students to discover Shakespeare through popular culture.
  • Helps students compare and contrast Shakespeare's plays with modern adaptations.
  • Develops student research skills.
  • Fosters an appreciation of Shakespeare's enduring contribution to civilization.
  • Supports the literature curriculum by overviewing the works of the central canonical author.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
    Cartoons and Comic Books
    Film Adaptations
    Film Spin-offs and Citations
    Pop Music
    Literature and Genre Fiction
    Radio
    U.S. Television
    U.K. Television
    Theater
    Appendices
    Japanese Comics, MINAMI, Ryuta
    Italian Television Programs, Fabio Ciaramaglia
    Bibliography
    Index
About the Author: Richard Burt is Professor of English at the University of Florida at Gainesville. His many books include Unspeakable ShaXXXspeares: Queer Theory and American Kiddie Culture (1998), Licensed by Authority: Ben Jonson and the Discourses of Censorship (1993), Shakespeare after Mass Media (2002), and The Administration of Aesthetics: Censorship, Political Criticism, and the Public Sphere (1994).
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