The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 19.0044  Saturday, 26 January 2008

[1] 	From:	C. David Frankel <
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	Date:	Wednesday, 23 Jan 2008 23:42:54 -0500
	Subj:	RE: SHK 19.0037 Richard III Novel?

[2] 	From:	Larry Weiss <
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	Date:	Thursday, 24 Jan 2008 00:04:15 -0500
	Subj:	Re: SHK 19.0037 Richard III Novel?

[3] 	From:	Carol Morley <
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	Date:	Friday, 25 Jan 2008 14:46:03 +0000
	Subj:	RE: SHK 19.0037 Richard III Novel?

[4] 	From:	James Spragins <
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	Date:	Friday, 25 Jan 2008 16:40:13 EST
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From:		C. David Frankel <
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Date:		Wednesday, 23 Jan 2008 23:42:54 -0500
Subject: 19.0037 Richard III Novel?
Comment:	RE: SHK 19.0037 Richard III Novel?

George R.R. Martin's series A Song of Ice and Fire, especially the first 
three -- A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, and a Storm of Swords, 
draw inspiration from the War of the Roses and many of the characters 
share traits (often in different combinations) with Shakespeare's 
characters, including Richard III.

C. David Frankel
Assistant Director of Theatre
School of Theatre and Dance
University of South Florida

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From:		Larry Weiss <
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Date:		Thursday, 24 Jan 2008 00:04:15 -0500
Subject: 19.0037 Richard III Novel?
Comment:	Re: SHK 19.0037 Richard III Novel?

It's not a novel, but the BBC series "House of Cards" is a clear 
parallel, in many respects a deliberate one. There were two more sets of 
programs in this series, the second of which has Lear parallels and the 
final one Macbeth.

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From:		Carol Morley <
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Date:		Friday, 25 Jan 2008 14:46:03 +0000
Subject: 19.0037 Richard III Novel?
Comment:	RE: SHK 19.0037 Richard III Novel?

Dear Ken,

I'm really enjoying other people's suggestions in this thread, so I hope 
these contributions are up to scratch.

Josephine Tay's _Daughter of Time_

Mario Puzzo's _Godfather_ (or perhaps better watched in the film version?)

Bram Stoker's _Dracula_ - after all, if you want irresistible power 
irresistibly corrupting, despite the lavish digressions into scenery, 
it's about as classic as I get on a Friday afternoon.

Carol

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Date:		Friday, 25 Jan 2008 16:40:13 EST
Subject: 19.0037 Richard III Novel?
Comment:	Re: SHK 19.0037 Richard III Novel?

A more accurate analogy might be made to the Spanish Civil War and 
Orwell's
Homage to Catalonia.

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