{"product_id":"literature-film-reader","title":"Literature\/Film Reader","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom examinations of Francis Ford Coppola's \u003ci\u003eApocalypse Now\u003c\/i\u003e to Alfred Hitchcock's \u003ci\u003eVertigo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Literature Film Reader: Issues of Adaptation\u003c\/i\u003e covers a wide range of films adapted from other sources. The first section presents essays on the hows and whys of adaptation studies, and subsequent sections highlight films adapted from a variety of sources, including classic and popular literature, drama, biography, and memoir. The last section offers a new departure for adaptation studies, suggesting that films about history—often a separate category of film study—can be seen as adaptations of records of the past. The anthology concludes with speculations about the future of adaptation studies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeveral essays provide detailed analyses of films, in some cases discussing more than one adaptation of a literary or dramatic source, such as \u003ci\u003eThe Manchurian Candidate\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Quiet American\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRomeo and Juliet\u003c\/i\u003e. Other works examined include \u003ci\u003eMoby Dick\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe House of Mirth\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDracula\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eStarship Troopers\u003c\/i\u003e, demonstrating the breadth of material considered for this anthology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlthough many of the essays appeared in \u003ci\u003eLiterature\/Film Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, more than half are original contributions. Chosen for their readability, these essays avoid theoretical jargon as much as possible. For this reason alone, this collection should be of interest to not only cinema scholars but to anyone interested in films and their source material. Ultimately, \u003ci\u003eThe Literature Film Reader: Issues of Adaptation\u003c\/i\u003e provides an excellent overview of this critical aspect of film studies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scarecrow Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54239570559320,"sku":"9780810859494","price":87.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780810859494_d148f3d7-ece3-4dc5-a9e6-542672a0619b.jpg?v=1769719545","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/literature-film-reader","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}