The history of British literature on film, 1895-2015 /
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Author / Creator: | Semenza, Gregory M. Colón, 1972- |
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Imprint: | New York ; London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2015. |
Description: | 1 online resource |
Language: | English |
Series: | The history of world literatures on film History of world literatures on film. |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11675842 |
Other authors / contributors: | Hasenfratz, Robert J., 1957- |
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ISBN: | 9781623561154 1623561159 9781501304460 1501304461 9781623561871 1623561876 9781623560430 1623560438 |
Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record. |
Summary: | "From The Death of Nancy Sykes (1897) to The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) and beyond, cinematic adaptations of British literature participate in a complex and fascinating history. The History of British Literature on Film, 1895-2015 is the only comprehensive narration of cinema's 100-year-old love affair with British literature. Unlike previous studies of literature and film, which tend to privilege particular authors such as Shakespeare and Jane Austen, or particular texts such as Frankenstein, or particular literary periods such as Medieval, this volume considers the multiple functions of filmed British literature as a cinematic subject in its own right-one reflecting the specific political and aesthetic priorities of different national and historical cinemas. In what ways has the British literary canon authorized and influenced the history and aesthetics of film, and in what ways has filmed British literature both affirmed and challenged the very idea of literary canonicity? Seeking to answer these and other key questions, this indispensable study shows how these adaptations emerged from and continue to shape the social, artistic, and commercial aspects of film history"-- "A comprehensive history of British literature on film, analyzing the changing cinematic art and politics of adaptation between the years 1896 and 2010"-- |
Other form: | Print version: Semenza, Gregory M. Colón, 1972- History of British literature on film, 1895-2015 9781623560430 |
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