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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Pomerance, Murray
• Barton Palmer, R
• Carli, Philip
• Carson, Diane
• Hammond, Michael
• Langford, Barry
• Lennard, Dominic
• McFarland, Douglas
• Pomerance, Murray
• Rothman, William
• Rybin, Steven
• Rybin, Steven
• Scheibel, Will
• Shingler, Martin
• Stevens, Kyle
• Toles, George
• Varndell, Daniel
• Williamson, Colin

Titel

Hamlet Lives in Hollywood : John Barrymore and the Acting Tradition Onscreen

Ort / Verlag

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press

Erscheinungsjahr

[2022]

Link zum Volltext

• De Gruyter E-Books EBA bis 31.12.2026 (ZDB-23-DGG-eba)

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• Cover

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Analyses the complexity of John Barrymore's performances and career trajectoryJohn Barrymore’s influence on screen and stage in the early twentieth century is incalculable. His performances in the theatre defined Shakespeare for a generation, and his transition to cinema brought his theatrical performativity to both silent and sound screens. This book, a collection of fifteen original essays on the film performances and stardom of John Barrymore, redresses this lack of scholarship on Barrymore by offering a range of varied perspectives on the actor’s work. Looking at his performances and influence from the perspectives of gender studies, psychoanalysis, queer studies and performance analysis, Hamlet Lives in Hollywood represents a major attempt by contemporary scholars to come to terms with the ongoing vitality of John Barrymore’s work in our present day.Key FeaturesExplores Barrymore’s work from a number of angles including: performance, theatricality, stardom, gender, masculinity, sexuality, psychoanalysis, voice, and queer studiesFocuses on the actor's film work as well as his roles in theatreSituates the actor's roles and career within the context of early American film history