Shakespeare is everywhere in contemporary media culture. This book explores the reasons for this dissemination and reassemblage. Ranging widely over American TV drama, it discusses the use of citations in Westworld and The Wire, demonstrating how they tap into but also transform Shakespeare’s preferred themes and concerns. It then examines the presentation of female presidents in shows such as Commander in Chief and House of Cards, revealing how they are modelled on figures of fem...
Cuprins
Introduction: appropriation, dislocation, and crossmapping
1 Shakespeare’s spectres: Westworld
2 Wearing the crown: The Wire
3 Choosing our queen: a series of first fema...
Despre autor
Elisabeth Bronfen is Professor at the English Department of Zurich University
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