Publication

2017 - Cambridge University Press

Language

English

Word Count

56,500 words, Guess

Page Count

226 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-139781107181113
  • ISBN-101107181119
  • Library of Congress Control Number2017022983
  • OCLC Control Number982091965
  • Better World Books9781107181113
and 1 more

Classifications

  • LCCPN2598.O55
  • LCCPN2598.O55 B38 2017

Description

Laurence Olivier was one of the best-known and most pioneering actor-directors of Shakespeare on screen. This is the first study to provide a comprehensive analysis of Olivier's Shakespearean feature films and his unique Shakespearean star image. Through an in-depth examination of Olivier's little-known, unmade film Macbeth, as well as his adaptations of Shakespeare's Henry V, Hamlet and Richard lll, Jennifer Barnes offers a detailed exploration of Olivier's entire cinematic Shakespearean oeuvre in relation to his distinctive form of stardom. Considering the development of Olivier's image in relation to the industrial and cultural contexts of the wartime and post-war British film and theatre industries, the volume also analyses Olivier's life writing and published autobiographies and is supplemented by numerous illustrations.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Shakespearean StarCambridge University Press2017

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