Literature and film : a guide to the theory and practice of film adaptation / edited by Robert Stam, Alessandra Raengo.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Stam, Robert, 1941-

Raengo, Alessandra.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Film adaptations--History and criticism.

Film adaptations.

Motion pictures and literature.

Physical Description:

xiv, 359 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Malden, MA : Blackwell, 2005.

Summary:

Literature and Film is a superb collection of vibrant essays that chart the history and confluence of literature and film. Bringing together the very latest scholarship in the field, this guide contains astute and readable contributions ndash; both theoretical and thematic ndash; on the translation of literary into filmic texts. Subjects range from established classics including The Last of the Mohicans, through consecrated genre works like Cape Fear, to contemporary classics such as The English Patient and Beloved. Almost all of the essays are originals, especially composed for this volume, and written by leading international scholars on both literature and film. The book features an ambitious introductory essay tracing the theory and practice of adaptation, providing the ideal entry point for students or scholars exploring this dynamic and multifaceted field.

Contents:

The theory and practice of adaptation / Robert Stam

Improvements and reparations at Mansfield Park / Tim Watson

Keeping the carcass in motion : adaptation and transmutations of the national in The last of the Mohicans / Jacquelyn Kilpatrick

The discreet charm of the leisure class : Terence Davies's The house of mirth / Richard Porton

In search of adaptation : Proust and film / Melissa Anderson

The grapes of wrath : thematic emphasis through visual style / Vivian C. Sobchack

Cape Fear and trembling : familial dread / Kirsten Thompson

The carnival of repression : German left-wing politics and The lost honor of Katharina Blum / Alexandra Seibel

Serial time : Bluebeard in Stepford / Bliss Cua Lim

Boyz 'n the hood chronotope : Spike Lee, Richard Price, and the changing authorship of Clockers / Paula J. Massood

Defusing The English patient / Patrick Deer

Carnivals and goldfish : history and crisis in The butcher boy / Jessica Scarlata

Passion or heartburn? The uses of humor in Like water for chocolate / Dianna C. Niebylski

Beloved : the adaptation of an American slave narrative / Mia Mask

Oral traditions, literature, and cinema in Africa / Mbye Cham

Memory and history in the politics of adaptation : revisiting the partition of India in tamas / Ranjani Mazumdar

The written scene : writers as figures of cinematic redemption / Paul Arthur.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0631230548

0631230556

OCLC:

55955300