Academic Catalog 2010 - 44

Literature and Theater Literature and Theater

Shakespeare, Madness, and Music
SCORING INSANITY IN CINEMATIC ADAPTATIONS
Kendra Preston Leonard
Shakespeare, Madness, and Music examines the use of music in the three political tragedies of William Shakespeare. Each chapter presents the musical treatment of individual characters afflicted with or feigning madness, offering analysis and interpretation of the music used to underscore or invoke the characters’ states of mind and providing a fascinating indication of culture and society, as well as the thoughts and ideas of individual directors, composers, and actors. A bibliography, index, and appendix listing Shakespeare’s film adaptations help complete this fascinating volume. Kendra Preston Leonard is the author of The Conservatoire Américan: A History (Scarecrow, 2007).
The Scarecrow Press, Inc. 978-0-8108-6946-2 • 2009 • 164 pp. • $34.95 • paper
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Shakespeare’s Watch
A GUIDE TO TIME AND LOCATION IN THE PLAYS 2 VOLUMES
Buzz Podewell
“Recommended.” —CHOICE “Other books have addressed this topic, but none matches Podewell’s comprehensive assessment. ... strongly recommended...” —LIBRARY JOURNAL —BOOKLIST William Shakespeare has gotten a bum rap from scholars on his use of time and location in his plays.Yet, as any thespian knows, considerations of place and time are primary building blocks of their art. In Shakespeare’s Watch: A Guide to Time and Location in the Plays, Buzz Podewell provides the location and designates the time of each scene in the playwright’s comedies, tragedies, and histories.Working scene-byscene, Podewell provides a brief synopsis of the action to first situate the story. A discussion of the location of each scene and its significance to the action follows, along with a designation of the time of the action (i.e. the play’s time scheme) and the time-intervals between scenes. Additionally, both real and conjectural maps of the plays are included to give a sense of the geographical scope of each play.When relevant, maps of the actual historical battles referred to in the texts are also provided. Actors, designers, directors, scholars, and students will all find value in this unique and valuable resource. Buzz Podewell is professor of directing, theatre history, and Shakespeare at Tulane University.
The Scarecrow Press, Inc. 978-0-8108-6391-0 • 2009 • 690 pp. • $250.00 • cloth
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Medieval Fantasy as Performance
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THE SOCIETY FOR CREATIVE ANACHRONISM CURRENT MIDDLE AGES
Michael A. Cramer
This book examines the act of medieval re-creation as performance by focusing on the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA). It describes the group’s activities and investigates its place in popular culture, looking at the SCA not so much as a historical society but as an on-going work of performance art; a postmodern counter-culture riff on what it means to be “medieval.” With three appendixes, a bibliography, and a selection of photos, Cramer analyzes the dissatisfaction with contemporary culture that leads people into these realms of fantasy. Michael A. Cramer teaches communications and theatre at the City University of New York.
The Scarecrow Press, Inc. 978-0-8108-6995-0 • 2010 • 230 pp. • $39.95 • paper
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