The Literature/film Reader: Issues of AdaptationJames Michael Welsh, James M. Welsh, Peter Lev Scarecrow Press, 2007 - 361 Seiten From examinations of Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now to Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo, The Literature Film Reader: Issues of Adaptation covers a wide range of films adapted from other sources. The first section presents essays on the hows and whys of adaptation studies, and subsequent sections highlight films adapted from a variety of sources, including classic and popular literature, drama, biography, and memoir. The last section offers a new departure for adaptation studies, suggesting that films about history--often a separate category of film study--can be seen as adaptations of records of the past. The anthology concludes with speculations about the future of adaptation studies. Several essays provide detailed analyses of films, in some cases discussing more than one adaptation of a literary or dramatic source, such as The Manchurian Candidate, The Quiet American, and Romeo and Juliet. Other works examined include Moby Dick, The House of Mirth, Dracula, and Starship Troopers, demonstrating the breadth of material considered for this anthology. Although many of the essays appeared in Literature/Film Quarterly, more than half are original contributions. Chosen for their readability, these essays avoid theoretical jargon as much as possible. For this reason alone, this collection should be of interest to not only cinema scholars but to anyone interested in films and their source material. Ultimately, The Literature Film Reader: Issues of Adaptation provides an excellent overview of this critical aspect of film studies. |
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... look at the carriage ( i.e. , to look at the camera ) . A long take follows : The camera moves rather unsteadily down from the carriage , up the front steps , and into the hallway of the house ( this is implied . to be a person's point ...
... look at the carriage ( i.e. , to look at the camera ) . A long take follows : The camera moves rather unsteadily down from the carriage , up the front steps , and into the hallway of the house ( this is implied . to be a person's point ...
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... look of power about his mouth and chin , " the author notes , " This was so strong as to redeem his face from vulgarity ; but the countenance and appearance of the man were on the whole unpleasant , and , I may say , untrustworthy ...
... look of power about his mouth and chin , " the author notes , " This was so strong as to redeem his face from vulgarity ; but the countenance and appearance of the man were on the whole unpleasant , and , I may say , untrustworthy ...
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... looks back at us through Juliet's eyes in Luhrmann's film , it can enforce an alienated subjectivity through point - of ... look- ing at them differently , but that direct , confrontational difference in point of view is threateningly ...
... looks back at us through Juliet's eyes in Luhrmann's film , it can enforce an alienated subjectivity through point - of ... look- ing at them differently , but that direct , confrontational difference in point of view is threateningly ...
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It Wasnt Like That in the Book | 3 |
Purposes | 51 |
Imaging MobyDick in 1956 and 2001 | 65 |
Urheberrecht | |
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