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Title: Shakespeare, Madness, and Music
Author : Kendra Preston Leonard
Release Date : January 09, 2009
Genre: Music,Books,Arts & Entertainment,Film,Performing Arts,
Pages : * pages
Size : 675 KB

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Shakespeare, Madness, and Music: Scoring Insanity in Cinematic Adaptations examines the use of music in the three political tragedies of William Shakespeare: Hamlet, Macbeth, and King Lear. Each chapter presents the musical treatment of individual characters afflicted with or feigning madness_Hamlet, Ophelia, Lady Macbeth, King Lear, and Edgar_offering analysis and interpretation of the music used to underscore, belie, or otherwise inform 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.