The Routledge Concise History of Literature and Film |
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Author:
| Littau, Karin |
Series title: | Routledge Concise Histories of Literature Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-415-68092-9 |
Publication Date: | Mar 2014 |
Publisher: | Routledge
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $35.95 |
Book Description:
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The Routledge Concise History of Literature and Film is a comprehensive introduction to the interrelated subjects of Literature and Film. Taking a historical perspective, this book is not a simple story about adaptation, but about the ways in which the two media have adapted to each other: how film altered the kinds of stories writers told, and how they told them, and how literature provided film with a rich source of stories and storytelling techniques.
Using examples from...
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The Routledge Concise History of Literature and Film is a comprehensive introduction to the interrelated subjects of Literature and Film. Taking a historical perspective, this book is not a simple story about adaptation, but about the ways in which the two media have adapted to each other: how film altered the kinds of stories writers told, and how they told them, and how literature provided film with a rich source of stories and storytelling techniques.
Using examples from much-loved classics like Hamlet and Batman to little known stories by Kipling and Wim Wenders, and from art-house movies like Orlando to blockbusters like Alien, the book illuminates not just the well-charted but the often surprising connections between films and literatures.