The Literature/Film Reader: Issues of Adaptation - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0810859491 ISBN 13: 9780810859494

Publisher: Scarecrow Press, 2007

Synopsis

From examinations of Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now to Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo, The Literature Film Reader: Issues of Adaptation covers a wide range of films adapted from other sources. The first section presents essays on the hows and whys of adaptation studies, and subsequent sections highlight films adapted from a variety of sources, including classic and popular literature, drama, biography, and memoir. The last section offers a new departure for adaptation studies, suggesting that films about history be seen as adaptations of records of the past. Several essays provide detailed analyses of films, in some cases discussing more than one adaptation of a literary or dramatic source, such as The Manchurian Candidate, The Quiet American, and Romeo and Juliet. Other works examined include Moby Dick, The House of Mirth, Dracula, and Starship Troopers, demonstrating the breadth of material considered for this anthology.

About this title

About the Author:

James M. Welsh is Professor Emeritus of English at Salisbury University (Salisbury, Maryland). He cofounded the Literature/Film Quarterly in 1973 and served as its editor for more than 30 years. He also founded the Literature/Film Association. He is the author, editor, or series editor of numerous books, including The Encyclopedia of Filmmakers and The Cinema of Tony Richardson (1999).

Peter Lev is Professor of Electronic Media and Film at Towson University. His books include The Euro-American Cinema (1993), American Films of the 1970s: Conflicting Visions (2000) and Volume 7 of the History of the American Cinema series, Transforming the Screen: The Fifties (2003).

Review:

Welsh and Lev provide a pleasant mix....This reviewer cannot imagine a more accessible, representative overview of the study of screen adaptations. Highly recommended. (CHOICE)

...present[s] essays on the hows and whys of adaptation studies, and offer[s] discussions of films adapted from classic and popular literature, drama, biography, and memoir....Several essays provide detailed analyses of films, in some cases discussing more than one adaptation of a literary or dramatic source. Works examined include The Manchurian Candidate, The Quiet American, Romeo and Juliet, Dracula, and Starship Troopers. (Reference and Research Book News, November 2007)

About this edition

• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0810859491
• ISBN 13: 9780810859494
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 392
• Editor: Welsh James M., Lev Peter