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Shakespeare, Madness, and Music: Scoring Insanity in Cinematic Adaptations

By Kendra Preston Leonard

Book information

Publisher
Inc., The Scarecrow Press
Year
2009
ISBN
0810869462, 9780810869462, 9780810869585
LCC
ML80.S5 .L43 2009
Open Library ID
OL23203005M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
614 kB (628438 bytes)
Pages
165\165
Topic
Art Cinema
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Shakespeare, Madness, and Music: Scoring Insanity in Cinematic Adaptations examines the use of music in the three political tragedies of William Shakespeare: Hamlet, Macbeth, and King Lear. Each chapter presents the musical treatment of individual characters afflicted with or feigning madness_Hamlet, Ophelia, Lady Macbeth, King Lear, and Edgar_offering analysis and interpretation of the music used to underscore, belie, or otherwise inform or invoke the characters' states of mind and providing a fascinating indication of culture and society, as well as the thoughts and ideas of individual directors, composers, and actors. A bibliography, index, and appendix listing Shakespeare's film adaptations help complete this fascinating volume.

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