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Examines Shakespeare's influence on work of French composer Hector Berlioz. Considers Berlioz's "Anglomania" through his appropriation of plays such as Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet.
Discusses performance of Antony and Cleopatra by dancer-actress Ida Rubinstein's company at Palais Garnier in Paris in 1920. Considers especially orientalist depictions of women present in French translation-adaptation of play. Discusses significance of musical accompaniment by Florent Schmitt.
Discusses French operatic afterlives of Falstaff character from 1850 to 1900, focusing specifically on four operatic adaptations of Falstaff. Argues Falstaff character goes beyond typical Shakespearean adaptation to become primary focus for period's French librettists and composers.
Examines production of Antony and Cleopatra at Théâtre de l'Opéra de Paris in 1920, particularly focusing on production's music composed by Florent Schmitt. Analyzes Schmitt's published compositions from production which served as incidental music through orchestral suites.
Argues French artists adapted Shakespeare's works not so much for works themselves, but for what Shakespeare and his works represented for education. Examines French adaptation of Shakespeare, focusing specifically on series of French adaptations of Cymbeline initiated in 1796 by Rodolphe Kreutzer.
Explores Shakespearean influence on French poet Jean Cocteau and Cocteau's plans to stage translation-adaptation of Midsummer Night's Dream in 1913-1914 season. Contends Cocteau did not abandon project when faced with theatre bankruptcy, but continued in hopes of eventually producing it.
Includes twelve essays on Shakespeare.
Offers comparative interpretation of George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire and King Lear through ecocritical framework. Argues that apocalyptic imagery of natural disasters represents interplay between natural, supernatural, and political dimensions.
Traces development of tourism books in Britain across nineteenth century, focusing on importance of Warwickshire. Discussies books' representations of countryside as it relates to Shakespeare brand as marketed to tourists.
Describes design of online undergraduate Shakespeare course, including distribution of resources and collaborative interpretation online. Includes detailed overview of weekly lectures, class discussion, and reading guide.