Allusions to Shakespeare haunt our contemporary culture in a myriad of
ways, whether through brief references or sustained intertextual
engagements. Shakespeare's plays and motifs have been appropriated in
fragmentary forms onstage and onscreen since motion pictures were
invented in 1893. This collection of essays extends beyond a US-UK axis
to bring together an international group of scholars to explore
Shakespearean appropriations in unexpected contexts in lesser-known
films and television shows in India, Brazil, Russia, France, Australia,
South Africa, East-Central Europe and Italy, with reference to some
filmed stage works.