Shakespeare in Production – Whose History? Coursen Hardback John Wiley & Sons

Shakespeare in ProductionWhose History?\nAuthor(s): H. R. Coursen\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Ohio University Press, United States\nImprint: Ohio University Press\nISBN-13: 9780821411407, 978-0821411407\nSynopsis\nShakespeare in Production examines a number of plays in context. Included are the 1936 Romeo and Juliet, unpopular with critics of filmed Shakespeare, but very much a \""photoplay\"" if its time; the opening sequences of filmed Hamlets which span more than seventy years; The Comedy of Errors on television, where production of this script is almost impossible; and the Branagh Much Ado About Nothing, a \""popular\"" film discussed in the context of comedy as a genre.\n In considering Henry V, this study looks at fifty years of Pistol on film and television to illustrate how changing times shape the character, and then includes the Branagh film in discussions of recent interpretations of \""history\"" as reflected by productions of Shakespeare's history plays. An examination of la.