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by RK Simon (Author) "The stories that surround us in our daily lives are very similar to the great literature of the past ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 199 pages
  • Publisher: University of California Press (27 Oct 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0520222237
  • ISBN-13: 978-0520222236
  • Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.4 x 1.3 cm
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"Seinfeld" as a contemporary adaptation of Etherege's Restoration comedy of manners "The Man of Mode"? "Friends" as a reworking of Shakespeare's romantic comedy "Much Ado About Nothing"? "Star Wars" as an adaptation of Spenser's epic poem, "The Faerie Queene"? The popular culture that surrounds us in our daily lives bears a striking similarity to some of the great works of literature of the past. In television, movies, magazines, and advertisements we are exposed to many of the same stories as those critics who study the great books of Western literature, but we have simply been encouraged to look at those stories differently. This text examines the ways in which the great literature and cultural works of the past have been rewritten for today's consumer society, with supermarket tabloids such as "The National Enquirer" and celebrity gossip magazines like "People" serving as contemporary versions of the great dramatic tragedies of the past.
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