{"product_id":"a-companion-to-literature-film-and-adaptation-hardback-9781444334975","title":"A Companion to Literature, Film, and Adaptation (Hardback) 9781444334975","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Companion to Literature, Film, and Adaptation\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDeborah Cartmell (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781444334975, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 14 September 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e448 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 18 x 2.5 cm, 0.871 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Overall, the essays in this collection deal with diverse topics and theoretical concerns of adaptation studies today. They throw light on both often researched and neglected or undervalued works.”  (\u003ci\u003ePoetics Today\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 May 2015)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Well-written, suggestively arranged in a series of six sections, A Companion to Literature, Film and Adaptation provides an invaluable resource for anyone interested in debates about the past, present and future of adaptation studies, and why the discipline represents an important advance in the field of interdisciplinary learning … Cartmell’s collection covers just about every area imaginable within adaptation studies, whether historical, theoretical or otherwise … [It] is a far cry from those collections that simply compare source with target texts; it encompasses comic-books, songs, silent cinema as well as more canonical texts and their cinematic variants. There is something for everyone in this volume.” (\u003ci\u003ePost Script\u003c\/i\u003e, 2014)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Summing Up: Recommended.  Upper-division undergraduates and above.\"  (\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 November 2013)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eA Companion to Literature, Film and Adaptation\u003c\/i\u003e is open to anybody interested in learning more about the process of translating the printed page into film. Many popular productions on the big and small screen are referenced, such as \u003ci\u003eAnonymous\u003c\/i\u003e (2011) and \u003ci\u003eEmma\u003c\/i\u003e (2009), so readers do not need to know Barthes from Bazin to find the Companion both informative and accessible.\"  (\u003ci\u003eReference Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, 27 April 2013)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis is a comprehensive collection of original essays that explore the aesthetics, economics, and mechanics of movie adaptation, from the days of silent cinema to contemporary franchise phenomena. Featuring a range of theoretical approaches, and chapters on the historical, ideological and economic aspects of adaptation, the volume reflects today’s acceptance of intertextuality as a vital and progressive cultural force.  \u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncorporates new research in adaptation studies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures a chapter on the Harry Potter franchise, as well as other contemporary perspectives\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShowcases work by leading Shakespeare adaptation scholars\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores fascinating topics such as ‘unfilmable’ texts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes detailed considerations of Ian McEwan’s \u003ci\u003eAtonement\u003c\/i\u003e and Conrad’s \u003ci\u003eHeart of Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of Contributors viii \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword: Kamilla Elliott xii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e100+ Years of Adaptations, or, Adaptation as the Art Form of Democracy 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDeborah Cartmell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I History and Contexts: From Image to Sound 15\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Literary Adaptation in the Silent Era 17\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJudith Buchanan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Writing on the Silent Screen 33\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGregory Robinson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Adaptation and Modernism 52\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRichard J. Hand\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Sound Adaptation: Sam Taylor’s The Taming of the Shrew 70\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDeborah Cartmell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Approaches 85\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Adaptation and Intertextuality, or, What isn’t an Adaptation, and What Does it Matter? 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Film Authorship and Adaptation 105\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eShelley Cobb\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 The Business of Adaptation: Reading the Market 122\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSimone Murray\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Genre: Film, Television 141\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Adapting the X-Men: Comic-Book Narratives in Film Franchises 143\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMartin Zeller-Jacques\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 The Classic Novel on British Television 159\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRichard Butt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Authors and Periods 177\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Screened Writers 179\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKamilla Elliott\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Murdering Othello 198\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDouglas M. Lanier\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Hamlet’s Hauntographology: Film Philology, Facsimiles, and Textual Faux-ensics 216\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRichard Burt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Shakespeare to Austen on Screen 241\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLisa Hopkins\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Austen and Sterne: Beyond Heritage 256\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAriane Hudelet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Neo-Victorian Adaptations 272\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eImelda Whelehan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Beyond Authors and Canonical Texts 293\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Costume and Adaptation 295\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePamela Church Gibson and Tamar Jeffers McDonald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Music into Movies: The Film of the Song 312\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eIan Inglis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Rambo on Page and Screen 330\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJeremy Strong\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI Case Studies: Adaptable and Unadaptable Texts 343\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Writing for the Movies: Writing and Screening Atonement (2007) 345\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eYvonne Griggs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Foregrounding the Media: Atonement (2007) as an Adaptation 359\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristine Geraghty\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Paratextual Adaptation: Heart of Darkness as Hearts of Darkness via Apocalypse Now 374\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJamie Sherry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Authorship, Commerce, and Harry Potter 391\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJames Russell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Adapting the Unadaptable – The Screenwriter’s Perspective 408\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDiane Lake\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 416\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Society \u0026amp; culture: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Society \u0026amp; culture: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Society%20\u0026amp;%20culture:%20general%20%5BJF%5D%22\"\u003eJF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52516577050904,"sku":"9781444334975","price":135.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781444334975.jpg?v=1786690755","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-companion-to-literature-film-and-adaptation-hardback-9781444334975","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}