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The Theme of Cultural Adaptation in American History, Literature and Film [electronic resource] : Cases When the Discourse Changed
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Raw, Laurence.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Acculturation--United States.
- Acculturation in literature.
- American literature--Adaptations--History and criticism.
- American literature--Film adaptations.
- Cultural fusion--United States.
- Cultural fusion in literature.
- Film adaptations--History and criticism.
- National characteristics, American.
- American literature--History and criticism--Adaptations--United States.
- American literature.
- American literature--Film adaptations--United States.
- Film adaptations.
- Acculturation.
- Cultural fusion.
- Local Subjects:
- Acculturation--United States.
- Acculturation in literature.
- American literature--Adaptations--History and criticism.
- American literature--Film adaptations.
- Cultural fusion--United States.
- Cultural fusion in literature.
- Film adaptations--History and criticism.
- National characteristics, American.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (584 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lewiston : The Edwin Mellen Press, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This anthology covers new ground in the field of adaptation studies, specifically, as a branch of American Studies that not only encompasses literature and visual media, but also a wide-range of subject areas including, but not limited to, history, political science and cultural/ethnic studies. By looking at adaptation specifically in relation to the United States, the book investigates a variety of culturally and historically transformative strategies, as well showing how the process of adaptation has been influenced by social, ideological and political factors both inside and outside the Uni
- Contents:
- THE THEME OF CULTURAL ADAPTATION IN AMERICAN HISTORY, LITERATURE, AND FILM: Cases When the Discourse Changed; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Preface and Acknowledgments; Introduction; Section 1 - Fresh Perspectives on Film Adaptation; Chapter One; Chapter Two; Chapter Three; Chapter Four; Chapter Five; Chapter Six; Section 2 - Fresh Perspectives on Literary Adaptation; Figure 1: Mickey Rourke in Sin City; Figure 2: The Adventures of Jack Keefe (1/12/22); Figure 3: The Adventures of Jack Keefe (4/4/22); Figure 4: The Adventures of Jack Keefe (12/7/22)
- Figure 5: The Adventures of Jack Keefe (3/6/23)Figure 6: The Adventures of Jack Keefe (5/21/23); Figure 7: The Adventures of Jack Keefe (6/7/23); Figure 8: The Adventures of Jack Keefe (8/18/23); Chapter Seven; Chapter Eight; Chapter Nine; Chapter Ten; Section 3 - Artistic Adaptations; Chapter Eleven; Chapter Twelve; Chapter Thirteen; Chapter Fourteen; Section 4 - Ethnic/Racial Adaptations; Chapter Fifteen; Chapter Sixteen; Chapter Seventeen; Chapter Eighteen; Section 5 - Cross-Cultural Adaptations; Chapter Nineteen; Chapter Twenty; Chapter Twenty-One; Chapter Twenty-Two; Chapter Twenty-Three
- Section 6 - Historical and Political AdaptationsChapter Twenty-Four; Chapter Twenty-Five; Chapter Twenty-Six; Chapter Twenty-Seven; Chapter Twenty-Eight; Filmography; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-7734-4381-9
- OCLC:
- 850162184
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