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The Classic Novel
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This insightful volume will appeal to fans of literature and film alike, especially those interested in adaptation studies, classic novels, and the history of cinema. It is well suited for readers engaged in arts and culture, academics, and anyone curious about how timeless stories transition from page to screen.
This book critically examines the tradition of adapting classic novels to film or TV screen. It includes novelists from Jane Austen to Michael Ondaatje.
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A critical examination of the long-established tradition of adapting classic novels to film or TV screen. It is historically wide-ranging, encompassing novelists from Jane Austen to Michael Ondaatje.
The early cinema ransacked literature for stories suitable for retelling in moving pictures. Dickens was particularly popular in the silent days and has remained so ever since. As the art of the cinema matured, and cinematography, music, special effects, and sound were improved, the art of dramatization began to produce high-quality versions of respected novels. This service to literature was one way the cinema gained respectability.
The authors in The Classic Novel analyze a wide variety of literary dramatizations including The Old Curiosity Shop (1935), various versions of Dracula, the BBC's recent versions of Middlemarch and Pride and Prejudice, and the award-winning version of The English Patient.
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ISBN: 9780719052316
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 02 March 2000
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Contributors:
- Edited by Erica Sheen
- Edited by Robert Giddings
- Edited by Erica Sheen
- Edited by Robert Giddings
- Edited by Erica Sheen
- Edited by Robert Giddings
Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 15.0mm
Width: 138.0mm
Height: 216.0mm
Weight: 327g
Pages: 256
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About the Author
Robert Giddings is Professor of Communication and Culture at Bournemouth University. Erica Sheen is Lecturer in the Department of English at the University of Sheffield
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