Monty Python, Shakespeare and English Renaissance Drama

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de Darl Larsen

Type

Essays

Sujet

One Film > Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Mots Clés

Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Monty Python, Shakespeare

Année d'édition

2003

Editeur

McFarland & Co

Langue

anglais

Taille du livre

Format

Paperback • 246 pages
6 x 9 inches (15 x 23 cm)

ISBN-10
ISBN-13

0-7864-1504-5
978-0-7864-1504-5

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Description de l'ouvrage:
At first consideration, it would seem that Shakespeare and Monty Python have very little in common other than that they're both English. Shakespeare wrote during the reign of a politically puissant Elizabeth, while Python flourished under an Elizabeth figurehead. Shakespeare wrote for rowdy theatre whereas Python toiled at a remove, for television. Shakespeare is The Bard; Python is-well-not.

Despite all of these differences, Shakespeare and Monty are in fact related; this work considers both the differences and similarities between the two. It discusses Shakespeare's status as England's National Poet and Python's similar elevation. It explores various aspects of theatricality (troupe configurations, casting and writing choices, allusions to classical literature) used by Shakespeare, Ben Jonson and Monty Python. It also covers the uses and abuses of history in Shakespeare and Python; humor, especially satire, in Shakespeare, Jonson, Dekker and Python; and the concept of the "Other" in Shakespearean and Pythonesque creations.

À propos de l'auteur :
Darl Larsen is Professor of Theatre and Media Arts and the Center for Animation at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. He is the author of A Book about the Film Monty Python's Life of Brian (2018), A Book About the Film Monty Python and the Holy Grail (2015), and Monty Python's Flying Circus: An Utterly Complete, Thoroughly Unillustrated, Absolutely Unauthorized Guide to Possibly All the References: From Arthur "Two-Sheds" Jackson to Zambesi (2013; 2008).

Revue de Presse:
"opens students up to the wonder, excitement, admiration and fun of Shakespeare. Larsen’s book is fun and interesting while also being well researched. One reads it remembering how much one enjoys both Shakespeare and Python"―New England Theatre Journal; "a serious study of a popular subject"―Interzone.

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