{"product_id":"from-camelot-to-spamelot-musical-retellings-of-arthurian-legend-on-stage-and-screen-9780197511022","title":"From Camelot to Spamelot: Musical Retellings of Arthurian Legend on Stage and Screen","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Megan Woller\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Genres \u0026amp; Styles - Musicals\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor centuries, Arthurian legend has captured imaginations throughout Europe and the Americas with its tales of Camelot, romance, and chivalry. The ever-shifting, age-old tale of King Arthur and his world is one which depends on retellings for its endurance in the cultural imagination. Using adaptation theory as a framework, \u003cem\u003eFrom Camelot to Spamalot\u003c\/em\u003e foregrounds the role of music in selected Arthurian adaptations, examining six stage and film musicals. The book considers how musical versions in twentieth and twenty-first century popular culture interpret the legend of King Arthur, contending that music guides the audience to understand this well-known tale and its characters in new and unexpected ways. All of the productions considered include an overtly modern perspective on the legend, intruding and even commenting on the tale of King Arthur. Shifting from an idealistic utopia to a silly place, the myriad notions of Camelot offer a look at the importance of myth in American\u003cbr\u003epopular culture. Author Megan Woller's approach, rooted in the literary theory of scholars like Linda Hutcheon, highlights the intertextual connections between chosen works and Arthurian legend. In so doing, \u003cem\u003eFrom Camelot to Spamalot\u003c\/em\u003e intersects with and provides a timely contribution to several different fields of study, from adaptation studies and musical theater studies to film studies and Arthurian studies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47889102700695,"sku":"9780197511022","price":11581.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780197511022.webp?v=1781174218","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/from-camelot-to-spamelot-musical-retellings-of-arthurian-legend-on-stage-and-screen-9780197511022","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}