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Early Modern Voices in Contemporary Literature and on Screen
Ambra Moroncini
Aaron M. Kahn
Luca FIorentini
Eleonora Lima
Kristina M. Olson
Olivia Santovetti
Davide Dalmas
Gareth Wood
Mark Thornton Burnett
Yujia Jin
Carlotta Moro
Alena Gašparovičová
Victoria Ríos Castaño
出版
Quod Manet
, 2024-03-13
主題
Literary Criticism / General
Literary Criticism / European / General
Literary Criticism / Renaissance
Literary Criticism / Subjects & Themes / General
Literary Criticism / Modern / 20th Century
Literary Criticism / Modern / 21st Century
Literary Criticism / Shakespeare
Literary Criticism / European / Italian
Literary Criticism / Women Authors
Literary Criticism / European / Spanish & Portuguese
ISBN
9798375092638
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=nl38EAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋
The “intangible power” of literature, which, in Umberto Eco’s words, “allows us to travel through a textual labyrinth (be it an entire encyclopaedia or the complete works of William Shakespeare) without necessarily ‘unravelling’ all the information it contains”, may be clearly identifiable in our contemporary age of intertextuality and, most importantly, of interdisciplinarity. It suffices to think of the countless film adaptations of Shakespeare’s works, or of the popular appeal of Dan Brown’s global bestsellers, the so-called Robert Langdon book series, which has made original (and contentious) use of literary and artistic masterpieces such as Dante’s Divine Comedy and Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper. What is more, the investigation of literature’s verbality through the lenses of cinematic and media perspectives has greatly benefitted from scholarly insights into dialogism, heteroglossia, polyphony, and historiophoty, opening new aural and visual windows of interpretation and knowledge. With these considerations in mind, this book explores the enduring presence of some of the most revolutionary early modern voices and works in our contemporary time. It embraces a rich diversity of literary genres (from poetry to storytelling, novels, fairy tales, and historical colonial chronicles, while also considering musical theatre compositions), and broadens the scope of research to the world of media, with cutting edge insights into contemporary films, TV series, and videogames. It presents innovative scholarly perspectives on how early modern works and themes are explored, remediated and refashioned today to address cultural, political, and social issues germane to our global moment.