Adaptations : some journeys from words to visuals / edited by Shri Krishan Rai and Anugamini Rai.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Rai, Shri Krishan, editor.

Rai, Anugamini, editor.

Conference Name:

Literature to Cinema: Adaptation, Appropriation, Adulteration (West Bengal, India)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures--India--Congresses.

Motion pictures.

Film adaptations--India--History and criticism--Congresses.

Film adaptations.

Motion pictures and literature--India--Congresses.

Motion pictures and literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (194 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015.

Summary:

This book invites readers to immerse themselves in the fantastic journey of written text to the screen. It is divided into two parts, the first of which broadly focuses on cinematic adaptations based on Indian literary texts. The second section explores the adaptations of literary works from other countries.In the world of Indian cinema, the first full-length Indian feature film, Raja Harishchandra, was based on a legend mentioned in Indian holy scriptures. Since then, several literary texts have been filmed, and this process has become a popular phenomenon. The recent film by Vishal Bhardwaj,

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface and Acknowledgements

Contributors

Introduction

Part I

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Part II

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 16, 2016).

ISBN:

1-4438-8409-X

OCLC:

924632151