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The Battle of the Bard Shakespeare on US Radio in 1937
Author
Title
The Battle of the Bard [electronic resource] : Shakespeare on US Radio in 1937 / Michael P. Jensen.
ISBN
9781641890786
9781641890779
Published
Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2019 (Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2015)
Leeds [England] : Arc Humanities Press, [2018] (Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2015)
Physical Description
1 online resource (1 PDF (x, 89 pages).)
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Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
"Amsterdam University Press"--Cover.
Issued as part of book collections on Project MUSE.
Description based on print version record.
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Summary
Difficult as it is to imagine today, in 1937 America's two leading media companies fought over the right to perform Shakespeare for an American radio audience in an attempt to 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 in the 1930s, 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.
Variant and related titles
Project MUSE - 2019 Complete
Project MUSE - 2019 Literature
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Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 09, 2019
Series
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction : what was radio?
Preliminary bouts : Shakespeare on American radio before the battle
In this corner : streamlined Shakespeare
And in that corner : the Columbia Shakespeare cycle
And the winner is? Aftermath, afterlives, after shows, and alternative shows
Afterword : a brief murky consideration of recreational Shakespeare as a concept in light of the battle, with some personal reflections.
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