Hamlet Lives in Hollywood

John Barrymore and the Acting Tradition Onscreen. Sprache: Englisch.
gebunden , 224 Seiten
ISBN 1474411398
EAN 9781474411394
Veröffentlicht September 2017
Verlag/Hersteller Edinburgh University Press
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John Barrymore's influence on screen and stage in the early twentieth century is incalculable. His performances in the theatre defined Shakespeare for a generation, and his transition to cinema brought his theatrical performativity to both silent and sound screens. This book, a collection of fifteen original essays on the film performances and stardom of John Barrymore, redresses this lack of scholarship on Barrymore by offering a range of varied perspectives on the actor's work. Looking at his performances and influence from the perspectives of gender studies, psychoanalysis, queer studies and performance analysis, Hamlet Lives in Hollywood represents a major attempt by contemporary scholars to come to terms with the ongoing vitality of John Barrymore's work in our present day. Murray Pomerance is Professor in the Department of Sociology at Ryerson University. Steven Rybin is Assistant Professor of Film Studies at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Cover image: John Barrymore as Hamlet, Sam H. Harris Theatre, 1922-23 (c) Photofest Cover design: [EUP logo] edinburghuniversitypress.com ISBN 978-1-4744-1139-4 Barcode

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Murray Pomerance is an independent scholar living in Toronto. He is the author of many books including The Man Who Knew Too Much (BFI, 2016), A King of Infinite Space (Oberon, 2017) and Moment of Action: Riddles of Cinematic Performance (Rutgers, 2016).
Steven Rybin is Assistant Professor of Film Studies at Minnesota State University, Mankato.

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