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Serial Shakespeare: An Infinite Variety of Appropriations in American TV Drama

Serial Shakespeare: An Infinite Variety of Appropriations in American TV Drama

Bronfen, Elisabeth

Paperback

Series: Manchester University Press

Literary CriticismTelevisionTheater History

ISBN10: 1526186179
ISBN13: 9781526186171
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: Feb 25 2025
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.88
Height: 0.59 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
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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