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That way madness lies : fifteen of William Shakespeare's most notable works reimagined / edited by Dahlia Adler.

Adler, Dahlia, (editor.). Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 (creator.).

Summary:

These fifteen reimaginings of Shakespeare's classic works include a midsummer's dance in a gym. A cast party amongst the star. An ode to a fallen rap legend. The authors put a modern spin on the works, for contemporary audiences. -- adapted from jacket

Record details

ISBN: 9781250753861 (hardcover)
ISBN: 1250753864 (hardcover)
Physical Description: x, 326 pages ; 22 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Flatiron Books, 2021.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction -- Comedies. "Severe weather warning" / by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka, reimagining The tempest ; "Shipwrecked" / by Mark Oshiro, Twelfth night ; "Taming of the soul mate" / by K. Ancrum, The taming of the shrew ; "King of the fairies" / by Anna-Marie McLemore, A midsummer night's dream ; "We have seen better days" / by Lily Anderson, As you like it ; "Some other metal" / by A. R. Capetta and Cory McCarthy, Much ado about nothing ; "I bleed" / by Dahlia Adler, The merchant of Venice -- A sonnet. "His invention" / by Brittany Cavallaro, Sonnet 147 -- Tragedies. "Partying is such sweet sorrow" / by Kiersten White, Romeo and Juliet ; "Dreaming of the dark" / by Lindsay Smith, Julius Caesar ; "The tragedy of Cory Lanez: an oral history" / by Tochi Onyebuchi, Coriolanus ; "Out of the storm" / by Joy McCullough, King Lear ; "Elsinore" by Patrice Caldwell, Hamlet ; "We fail" / by Samantha Mabry, Macbeth -- Late romance. "Lost girl" / by Melissa Bashardoust, The winter's tale.