Classics in Film and Fiction
Deborah Cartmell editor Imelda Whelehan editor I Q Hunter editor Heidi Kaye editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Pluto Press
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This book negotiates the notion of a 'classic' in film and fiction, exploring the growing interface and the blurring of boundaries between literature and film. Taking the problematic term 'classic' as its focus, the contributors consider both canonical literary and film texts, questioning whether classic status in one domain transfers it to another.
Classics in Film and Fiction looks at a wide range of texts and their adaptations. Authors discussed are Shakespeare, Charlotte Bronte, Henry James, Franz Kafka, Thomas Mann, Virginia Woolf, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Arthur Miller, Truman Capote and Lewis Carroll. Book to film adaptations analysed include Jane Eyre, The Crucible, The Tempest and Alice in Wonderland. The collection also evaluates the term 'classic' in a wider context, including a comparison of Joyce's Ulysses with Hitchcock's Rear Window. Throughout, the contributors challenge the dichotomy between high culture and pop culture.
'An essential volume for readers interested in the theory and practice of film adaptation and canon formation' -- SCOPE: An Online Journal of Film Studies
ISBN: 9780745315881
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 325g
256 pages