| The Cinematic Eighteenth Century: History, Culture, and Adaptation Contributor(s): Swaminathan, Srividhya (Editor), Thomas, Steven W. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0367887371 ISBN-13: 9780367887377 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $50.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Media Studies - Literary Criticism | Modern - 18th Century - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism |
| Dewey: 791.436 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.75 lbs) 196 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This collection explores how film and television depict the complex and diverse milieu of the eighteenth century as a literary, historical, and cultural space. Topics range from adaptations of Austen's Sense and Sensibility and Defoe's Robinson Crusoe (The Martian) to historical fiction on the subjects of slavery (Belle), piracy (Crossbones and Black Sails), monarchy (The Madness of King George and The Libertine), print culture (Blackadder and National Treasure), and the role of women (Marie Antoinette, The Duchess, and Outlander). This interdisciplinary collection draws from film theory and literary theory to discuss how film and television allows for critical re-visioning as well as revising of the cultural concepts in literary and extra-literary writing about the historical period. |