{"product_id":"pirandello-and-film-hardcover","title":"Pirandello and Film - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNina Da Vinci Nichols\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJana O'Keefe Bazzoni\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMaurice Charney\u003c\/b\u003e (Preface by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eItalian playwright Luigi Pirandello (1867-1936) is one of the preeminent figures of the modern European theater. His masterpiece, \u003cem\u003eSix Characters in Search of an Author\u003c\/em\u003e, set loose a riot during its first performance in Rome in 1921. This play about six unfortunate characters abandoned by their author in the middle of a tawdry drama, is an unsettling, supremely self-conscious work that is ultimately about theatrical artifice and artistic creation itself.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePirandello and Film\u003c\/em\u003e examines Pirandello's many efforts--none of them finally successful--to transform Six Characters into a movie. The authors examine Pirandello's views on film and its relation to theater, his varying approaches to creating a film adaptation of \u003cem\u003eSix Characters\u003c\/em\u003e, and the efforts of directors and film moguls in Germany and Hollywood to fashion a cinematic version of the play.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book also presents an array of important documents, including some that have never before appeared in English: a Prologue (or prose sketch) for a 1926 film; a Scenario (a more detailed prose sketch) prepared by Pirandello and Adolph Lantz in the late 1920s for a German film version of \u003cem\u003eSix Characters\u003c\/em\u003e; an English-language film sketch written in 1935 by Pirandello and Saul Colin; and a letter from Max Reinhardt and the German emigré Hollywood film director Joseph von Sternberg to Saul Colin regarding the proposed film treatment of the play. These documents, together with the authors' critical text, provide a detailed portrait of Pirandello's developing view of film as an appropriate medium for his revolutionary dramatic innovations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNina daVinci Nichols, a professor of English at Rutgers University, is the author of \u003cem\u003eAriadne's Lives, Man, Myth \u0026amp; Monument\u003c\/em\u003e, and two novels: \u003cem\u003eMoira's Room\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eChild of the Night\u003c\/em\u003e. Jana O'Keefe Bazzoni, an associate professor of speech at Baruch College, has published articles in \u003cem\u003eThe Luigi Pirandello Companion\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePerforming Arts Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eModern Drama\u003c\/em\u003e. Maurice Charney, a professor of English at Rutgers University, is the author of \u003cem\u003eAll of Shakespeare, Comedy High and Low\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eSexual Fiction.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eItalian playwright Luigi Pirandello (1867-1936) is one of the preeminent figures of the modern European theater. His masterpiece, Six Characters in Search of an Author, set loose a riot during its first performance in Rome in 1921. This play about six unfortunate characters abandoned by their author in the middle of a tawdry drama, is an unsettling, supremely self-conscious work that is ultimately about theatrical artifice and artistic creation itself. Pirandello and Film examines Pirandello's many efforts - none of them finally successful - to transform Six Characters into a movie. The authors examine Pirandello's views on film and its relation to theater, his varying approaches to creating a film adaptation of Six Characters, and the efforts of directors and film moguls in Germany and Hollywood to fashion a cinematic version of the play. The book also presents an array of important documents, including some that have never before appeared in English: a Prologue (or prose sketch) for a 1926 film; a Scenario (a more detailed prose sketch) prepared by Pirandello and Adolph Lantz in the late 1920s for a German film version of Six Characters, an English-language film sketch written in 1935 by Pirandello and Saul Colin; and a letter from Max Reinhardt and the German emigre Hollywood film director Joseph von Sternberg to Saul Colin regarding the proposed film treatment of the play. These documents, together with the authors' critical text, provide a detailed portrait of Pirandello's developing view of film as an appropriate medium for his revolutionary dramatic innovations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNina daVinci Nichols, a professor of English at Rutgers University, is the author of \u003ci\u003eAriadne's Lives, Man, Myth \u0026amp; Monument\u003c\/i\u003e, and two novels: \u003ci\u003eMoira's Room\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eChild of the Night\u003c\/i\u003e. Jana O'Keefe Bazzoni, an associate professor of speech at Baruch College, has published articles in \u003ci\u003eThe Luigi Pirandello Companion\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePerforming Arts Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eModern Drama\u003c\/i\u003e. Maurice Charney, a professor of English at Rutgers University, is the author of \u003ci\u003eAll of Shakespeare, Comedy High and Low\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSexual Fiction.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.07 x 9.25 x 6.26 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 1995\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52503206854963,"sku":"9780803233362","price":104.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/dVg1TDArc0JWUStzMm5xRlFXZVZkZz09.webp?v=1760165837","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/pirandello-and-film-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}