{"product_id":"9780817361150-uncanny-fidelity","title":"Uncanny Fidelity","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecognizing Shakespeare in Twenty-First-Century Film and Television\u003cbr\u003eDemonstrates how the study of Shakespeare’s afterlife, specifically in film and television, can clarify both the historical context of his drama and its relevance for the current political moment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow the study of Shakespeare’s legacy, specifically in film and television, can radically challenge what we consider to be authentically Shakespearean\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e In the field of adaptation studies today, the idea of reading an adapted text as “faithful” or “unfaithful” to its original source strikes many scholars as too simplistic, too conservative, and too moralizing. In \u003ci\u003eUncanny Fidelity: Recognizing Shakespeare in Twenty-First Century Film and Television\u003c\/i\u003e, James Newlin challenges these critical orthodoxies. Instead, recognizing how a film or television series closely recalls Shakespeare’s drama encourages an interrogation of what we consider to be “Shakespeare” in the first place. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Drawing upon Sigmund Freud’s model of the uncanny—the sudden sensation of peculiar, discomforting familiarity—this book focuses on films and television series that were not marketed as adaptations of Shakespeare. Yet these works unexpectedly invoke lost, even troubling aspects of Shakespeare’s original playtexts, their performance history, or their reception. Broadening the scope of fidelity readings beyond familiar concerns like plot and language, Newlin demonstrates how the study of Shakespeare’s afterlife can clarify both the historical context of his drama and its relevance for the current political moment. Engaging contemporary debates in literary and psychoanalytic theory, this book features provocative close readings of \u003ci\u003eThe Tempest\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOthello\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Winter’s Tale\u003c\/i\u003e alongside recent films and television series, from art-house movies such as \u003ci\u003eThe Master\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eManchester by the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e to the cult favorites \u003ci\u003eBrigsby Bear\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eVice Principals\u003c\/i\u003e. These works conjure widely overlooked qualities of Shakespeare’s drama by recalling the casting practices or the generic contexts of the early modern stage or by making a meaningful intervention in the plays’ critical reception. Closely examining these surprisingly faithful adaptations of Shakespeare’s drama helps us to articulate the original experience of the early modern stage and better consider its resonance in the present. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e This book will benefit students and scholars of Shakespeare on film and psychoanalytic theory. Yet Uncanny Fidelity will also be of interest to scholars of performance history, source studies, and early modern discourses of race and gender—as well as anyone interested in the unexpected connections between canonical literature and contemporary culture. By examining adaptation as an instance of uncanny return, Newlin demonstrates how the study of Shakespeare’s afterlife can radically challenge what we consider to be authentically Shakespearean. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55461149114742,"sku":"9780817361150","price":26.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32009245.jpg?v=1743758252","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780817361150-uncanny-fidelity","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}