Slings & Arrows: Adapting Shakespeare in Theatre and Television by Kailin Wright

by Kailin Wright

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The Nile on eBay FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Slings & Arrows by Kailin Wright, Don Moore A celebration and interrogation of the hit Canadian television series Slings Arrows, this book offers a diverse collection of essays as well as original interviews with the actors and creators, making it an essential resource on Shakespeare adaptation. FORMATHardcover CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description Canadian television comedy Slings Arrows shows the backstage lives of a Shakespearean theatre company. Finding wild success in Canada and abroad, the series won twenty-two television awards, received rave reviews in the United States, and the Brazilian version, Som e Fria, earned audiences of eighteen million viewers. This book not only asks but also answers the question, why Shakespeare today? , the book proposes, does not merely explore Shakespeare and Canada, but rather the more provocative relationship of Shakespeare as Canada. Tying together themes of art, theatre, film, culture, and colonialism, this collection investigates the longstanding relevance of Shakespeare through the lens of adaptation. Table of Contents Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction: Slings Arrows: Adapting Shakespeare as Canada in Theatre and TelevisionKailin Wright Act I Neither a Borrower nor Lender Be : The Adaptation and Remediation of Shakespeare 1. Reborn in Germany: Theory and the Theatre in Slings ArrowsMatt Williamson 2. Slings Arrows: An Intermediated Shakespearean Adaptation (reprint)Kim Fedderson and J.

• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 9781487507725
• Condition: Fine

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