{"product_id":"literature-and-film-a-guide-to-the-theory-and-practice-of-film-adaptation-paperback","title":"Literature and Film: A Guide to the Theory and Practice of Film Adaptation - Paperback","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\u003eRobert Stam\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAlessandra Raengo\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiterature and Film\u003c\/i\u003e is a cornucopia of vibrant essays that chart the history and confluence of literature and film. It explores in detail a wide and international spectrum of novels and adaptations, bringing together the very latest scholarship in the field.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLiterature and Film\u003c\/i\u003e is a superb collection of vibrant essays that chart the history and confluence of literature and film. Bringing together the very latest scholarship in the field, this guide contains astute and readable contributions - both theoretical and thematic - on the translation of literary into filmic texts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubjects range from established classics including \u003ci\u003eThe Last of the Mohicans\u003c\/i\u003e, through consecrated genre works like \u003ci\u003eCape Fear\u003c\/i\u003e, to contemporary classics such as \u003ci\u003eThe English Patient\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBeloved\u003c\/i\u003e. Almost all of the essays are originals, especially composed for this volume, and written by leading international scholars on both literature and film. The book features an ambitious introductory essay tracing the theory and practice of adaptation, providing the ideal entry point for students or scholars exploring this dynamic and multifaceted field.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Stam\u003c\/b\u003e is University Professor at New York University. His many books include Film Theory: An Introduction (Blackwell, 2000), Unthinking Eurocentrism: Multiculturalism and the Media (with Ella Shohat, 1994), and Subversive Pleasures: Bakhtin, Cultural Criticism and Film (1989). With Toby Miller, he is the editor of Film and Theory (Blackwell, 2000) and The Blackwell Companion to Film Theory (2000).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlessandra Raengo\u003c\/b\u003e is finishing her PhD in the Cinema Studies Department at New York University. Her dissertation explores race and vernacular social criticism in American culture between 1945 and 1968. Among her publications are \u003ci\u003eThe Birth of Film Genres\u003c\/i\u003e (1999) and \u003ci\u003eThe Bounds of Representation\u003c\/i\u003e (2000), both multilingual volumes edited with Leonardo Quaresima and Laura Vichi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 9.6 x 6.72 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52710183174451,"sku":"9780631230557","price":105.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/N2ZFNHVvZjQ3bmVXdC8rZlc0ZnNCQT09.webp?v=1763485262","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/literature-and-film-a-guide-to-the-theory-and-practice-of-film-adaptation-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}