A History of Shakespeare on Screen

This book chronicles how film-makers have re-imagined Shakespeare''s plays from the earliest exhibitions in music halls and nickelodeons to today''s multi-million dollar productions shown in megaplexes. The new edition updates the chronology to the year 2003 and includes a new chapter on such recent films as John Madden''s Shakespeare in Love Kenneth Branagh''s Love''s Labours Lost Michael Almereyda''s Hamlet and Billy Morrissette''s Scotland Pa. An up-to-date filmography bibliography and index of names makes it invaluable as a one-volume reference work. First Edition Hb (1999): 0-521-59404-9 First Edition Pb (2001): 0-521-00028-9