Adaptation: Studying Film and Literature
by John Desmond, Peter Hawkes
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Author: John Desmond, Peter HawkesEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-03-04
ISBN: 007282204X
Number of pages: 312
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
Summary of Adaptation: Studying Film and Literature
This concise and readable new text for courses in Film Adaptation or Film and Literature introduces students to the art of adapting works of literature for film. Adaptation describes the interwoven histories of literature and film, presents key analytical approaches to adaptation, and provides an in-depth overview of adaptations of novels, short stories, plays, nonfiction, and animation. The book concludes with an analysis of why adaptations sometimes fail.Movies Books
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