Serial Shakespeare

Serial Shakespeare

Elisabeth Bronfen

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Manchester University Press (P648)
Año de edición:
2020
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Television
ISBN:
9781526142313
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This book explores Shakespeare’s presence in the American cultural imaginary at the beginning of the twenty-first century. It traces how his texts are disseminated and reassembled in contemporary TV shows such as The Wire, Deadwood, Westworld, House of Cards and The Americans.

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