The battle of the bard : Shakespeare on U.S. radio in 1937 /

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Difficult as it is to imagine today, in 1937 America's two leading media companies fought over the right to perform Shakespeare for an American radio audience in an attempt to bring prestige to their networks. The resulting fourteen broadcasts are among the more remarkable recreations of Shakes...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jensen, Michael P. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Amsterdam] : Leeds [England] : Amsterdam University Press ; ARC Humanities Press, [2018]
Colección:Recreational Shakespeare.
Temas:
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Audio adaptations > History and criticism.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616
Radio plays > Social aspects > United States.
Audiodrames > Aspect social > États-Unis.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Shakespeare.
Radio adaptations
United States
Adaptation.
CBS.
Columbia Shakespeare Cycle.
Edward G. Robinson.
Humphrey Bogart.
John Barrymore.
NBC.
Old Time Radio.
Orson Welles.
Radio Shakespeare.
Radio Summer Series.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : what was radio?
  • Preliminary bouts : Shakespeare on American radio before the battle
  • In this corner : streamlined Shakespeare
  • And in that corner : the Columbia Shakespeare cycle
  • And the winner is? Aftermath, afterlives, after shows, and alternative shows
  • Afterword : a brief murky consideration of recreational Shakespeare as a concept in light of the battle, with some personal reflections.

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