{"product_id":"ovid-and-adaptation-in-early-modern-english-theatre-paperback","title":"Ovid and Adaptation in Early Modern English Theatre - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLisa Starks\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUses adaptation and appropriation studies to explore early modern textual and theatrical metamorphoses of Ovid\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eApplies contemporary theoretical approaches, such as gender\/queer\/trans studies, feminist ecostudies, hauntology, rhizomatic adaptation, transmediality\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUses adaptation studies in analyzing early modern transformations of Ovid\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFocuses on the appropriations of \"Ovid\" (as an umbrella term for \"all things Ovidian\") on the early modern English stage\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes chapters on Shakespeare and Marlowe as well as other early modern dramatists\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eDid you know that Ovid was a multifaceted icon of lovesickness, endless change, libertinism, emotional torment and violence in early modern England? This is the first collection to use adaptation studies in connection with other contemporary theoretical approaches in analysing early modern transformations of Ovid. It provides innovative perspectives on the 'Ovids' that haunted the early modern stage, while exploring intersections between adaptation theory and gender\/queer\/trans studies, ecofeminism, hauntology, transmediality, rhizomatics and more. This book examines the multidimensional, ubiquitous role that Ovid and Ovidian adaptations played in English Renaissance drama and theatrical performance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first book to use adaptation and appropriation studies to explore early modern textual and theatrical metamorphoses of Ovid Did you know that Ovid was a multifaceted icon of lovesickness, endless change, libertinism, emotional torment and violence in early modern England? This is the first collection to use adaptation studies in connection with other contemporary theoretical approaches in analysing early modern transformations of Ovid. It provides innovative perspectives on the 'Ovids' that haunted the early modern stage, while exploring intersections between adaptation theory and gender\/queer\/trans studies, ecofeminism, hauntology, transmediality, rhizomatics and more. This book examines the multidimensional, ubiquitous role that Ovid and Ovidian adaptations played in English Renaissance drama and theatrical performance. Lisa S. Starks is Professor of English at University of South Florida St. Petersburg.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLisa S. Starks is Professor of English at University of South Florida St. Petersburg. She has published essays and edited special issues on Shakespeare, cinema, Ovid, and related topics. Her book publications include Spectacular Shakespeare: Critical Theory and Popular Cinema and The Reel Shakespeare: Alternative Cinema and Theory (coedited with Courtney Lehmann, Fairleigh Dickinson, 2002); and Violence, Trauma, and Virtus in Shakespeare's Roman Poems and Plays: Transforming Ovid (Palgrave, 2014).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.62 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 31, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42100352909447,"sku":"9781474430074","price":63.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/0cafea2c3bce5a6b90a969a312170973.webp?v=1732383837","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/ovid-and-adaptation-in-early-modern-english-theatre-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}