Novel to film : an introduction to the theory of adaptation

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Novel to film : an introduction to the theory of adaptation

Brian McFarlane

Clarendon Press , Oxford University Press, 1996

  • : pbk

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Bibliography: p. [264]-274

Includes index

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Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780198711506

Description

`It wasn't as good as the book' - this is the response to many a film adaptation, and even the starting point of many film reviews. Novel to Film is the first sytematic theoretical account of the process by which the great (and not so great) works of literature are transformed into the good, bad (sometimes ugly) but always distinctive medium of cinema. Drawing upon recent relevant literary and film theory, the book provides careful analysis of the theory and practice of metamorphosis. The Scarlet Letter, Random Harvest, Great Expectations, Daisy Miller and Cape Fear provide case studies which represent a range of fiction and cinematic practice.
Volume

ISBN 9780198711513

Description

`It wasn't as good as the book' - this is the response to many a film adaptation, and even the starting point of many film reviews. Novel into Film is the first sytematic theoretical account of the process by which the great (and not so great) works of literature are transformed into the good, bad (sometimes ugly) but always distinctive medium of cinema. Drawing upon recent relevant literary and film theory, the book provides careful analysis of the theory and practice of metamorphosis. The Scarlet Letter, Random Harvest, Great Expectations, Daisy Miller and Cape Fear provide case studies which represent a range of fiction and cinematic practice. This book is intended for second and third year undergraduate students of literature, film studies, and cultural studies.

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  • NCID
    BA2780491X
  • ISBN
    • 0198711514
    • 0198711506
  • LCCN
    95050525
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Oxford,New York ; Tokyo
  • Pages/Volumes
    viii, 279 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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