Kozintsev's Shakespeare Films: Russian Political Protest in Hamlet and King Lear Paperback – Import, 2 November 2012

Tiffany Conroy's book is an excellent introduction to the political contexts of these superb and Shakespeare films,and in particular of the ways in which Christian imagery and ideas intertwine with dissident aesthetics in King Lear andHamlet. Kozintsev' Hamlet, in particular, has been widely influential throughout the world and is a core film for understanding Global Shakespeare. The book is accessible, and will be very helpful in teaching these films as well as in prompting further scholarly research.