Difficult as it is to imagine today, in 1937 America’s two leading media companies fought over which had the better claim to Shakespeare. The Battle of the Bard explores this episode in US cultural history when NBC and CBS competed to perform Shakespeare for an American audience in a low-risk setting that they hoped would bring prestige to their networks. The resulting fourteen broadcasts are among the more remarkable recreations of Shakespeare of their time. This lively and engaging book shows the cultural dominance of radio at the time, and tells the story of why the networks each wanted to lord Shakespeare’s prestige over the other, how they put their series together, the critical reception, and the cultural impact and legacies of the broadcasts.
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Bibliographische Angaben
Auflage
1/2018
Copyrightjahr
2018
ISBN-Print
978-1-64189-077-9
ISBN-Online
978-1-64189-078-6
Verlag
Arc Humanities Press, Yorkshire
Reihe
Recreational Shakespeare
Sprache
Englisch
Seiten
104
Produkttyp
Monographie
Inhaltsverzeichnis
KapitelSeiten
Table of contents Kein Zugriff
Dedication Kein Zugriff
General Editors’ Preface Kein Zugriff
Preface Kein Zugriff
A Note on the Text? Kein Zugriff
The Character of Network.Radio Kein Zugriff
Shakespeare on Local Stations Kein Zugriff
The Networks Begin Kein Zugriff
Shakespeare on Local Radio after the Networks Began Kein Zugriff
Press-Agentry Kein Zugriff
Streamlined Shakespeare Kein Zugriff
Broadcasts and Reviews Kein Zugriff
Evaluating Streamlined Shakespeare Kein Zugriff
Post Show Thoughts Kein Zugriff
Broadcasts and Reviews Kein Zugriff
Evaluating the Columbia Shakespeare Cycle Kein Zugriff
Post Show Thoughts Kein Zugriff
Aftermath Kein Zugriff
Alternate Shakespeare during the Battle and Other Literary Programs Kein Zugriff
Afterlives Kein Zugriff
The Major Players after the Battle of the.Bard Kein Zugriff
