10 Things I Hate About You and The Taming of the Shrew Adaptation

10 Things I Hate About You and The Taming of The Shrew annotated bibliography.

Social History

Davis, H. H. (2006). I Was a Teenage Classic: Literary Adaptation in Turn-of-the-Millennium Teen Films. Journal Of American Culture, 29(1), 52-60. doi:10.1111/j.1542-734X.2006.00275.x

                This article examines several of the Teen Comedy movies that were popular in the 90’s and early 00’s. It helps to explain what makes them so popular.  

Hales, B. (2010). Taming the Technological Shrew: Woman as Machine in Weimar Culture. Neophilologus, 94(2), 301. doi:10.1007/s11061-009-9177-5

                This article focuses on the impact of the technology and the new roles of women and how they impact the movie The Taming of the Shrew.

Napikoski, L. (n.d.). Important Feminism Events of 1967. Retrieved September 29, 2015.

                This website brings up all of the important things that happened in women’s history during 1967 when The Taming of the Shrew came out. It focuses on the equality act that was passed.

U.S. Soccer Timeline. (n.d.). Retrieved September 29, 2015.

                In 1999 before 10 Things I Hate About You came out the U.S. Women’s Soccer team won the FIFa world cup. This was an empowering event for women.

Genre

Comedy film. (n.d.). Retrieved September 29, 2015, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedy_film

                This page explains the typical Shakespeare comedy. It lists the classic comedies and explains all the aspects of them. It focuses on the classic satirical element a lot.

Pursell, M. (1980). Zeffirelli's Shakespeare. Literature Film Quarterly, 8(4), 210.

                This article breaks down the aspects of the film The Taming of the Shrew. It also focuses on the adaptation of the movie.

Teen Film. (n.d.). Retrieved September 29, 2015, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teen_film

                This page give the basic definition of the classic teen film genre. It explains the sexual themes commonly found in these movies. It also gives example of the classic teen films, especially from the 1990’s.

Adaptation

10 Things I Hate About You from ShakespeareMag.com. (n.d.). Retrieved September 29, 2015.

                The article makes a direct comparison between the play The Taming of the Shrew and the movie 10 Things I Hate About You. It gives a brief introduction to the original play. Then examines the teen movie. It explains the similarities between the two.

Essay: Adapting Shakespeare. (n.d.). Retrieved September 29, 2015.

                This begins with a breakdown of some of Shakespeare’s works. Then examines the adaptation of these plays into the movies. It examines the aspects of the comedies and the tragedies. The essay concludes by looking at whether or not the adaptations are traditional.

Pittman, L. M. (2004). Taming 10 Things I Hate About You: Shakespeare and the Teenage film Audience. Literature Film Quarterly, 32(2), 144-152.

                This article directly addresses the adaptation of the movies. It explains the similarities and differences in them.