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Page to stage : the craft of adaptation / Vincent Murphy.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Murphy, Vincent.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Literature--Adaptations--History and criticism.
- Literature.
- Stage adaptations--History and criticism.
- Stage adaptations.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (205 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A step-by-step guide for adapting literary works to the stage.
- Contents:
- ""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""Part One: The Six Building Blocks""; ""1. Find Literature That Compels You and Define Its Theme""; ""2. Select Dialogue and Narrative""; ""3. Identify Principal Characters and Primary Relationships""; ""4. Choose an Evocative Stageable Image""; ""5. Construct the Storyline""; ""6. Craft Playable Actions""; ""Part Two: Sturdy Construction: Yours, Mine, & Master Adaptors""; ""7. Balancing the Blocks""; ""8. Two Case Studies: Enough and Me and My Shadow""; ""9. Partnership and Performance""; ""Appendix: Adaptations by Vincent Murphy""; ""Bibliography""
- ""Index""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-180) and index.
- Description based on information from the publisher.
- ISBN:
- 9781283975186
- 1283975181
- 9780472028795
- 0472028790
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