| Screen Adaptations: Great Expectations: A Close Study of the Relationship Between Text and Film Contributor(s): McFarlane, Brian (Author), Cartmell, Deborah (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0713679093 ISBN-13: 9780713679090 Publisher: Methuen Drama OUR PRICE: $30.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2008 Annotation: This is a close study of the relationship between the text and film versions of "Great Expectations," Literature and film studies students will find plenty of material to support their courses and essay writing on how the film versions provide different readings of the original text. Focusing on David Lean's film of "Great Expectations," the book discusses the literary work in its historical context, its key themes and dominant readings, how it has been adapted for screen, and how adaptations have changed our reading of the original text. There are numerous excerpts from the literary text, screenplays, and shooting scripts, with suggestions for comparison. The book also features quotations from authors, screenwriters, directors, critics, and others linked with the chosen film and text. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism - Literary Criticism | Books & Reading |
| Dewey: 823 |
| Series: Screen Adaptations |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5" W x 7.6" (0.40 lbs) 208 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A close study of the relationship between text and film versions of Great Expectations. book discusses: the literary text in its historical context, key themes and dominant readings of the text, how the text is adapted for screen and how adaptations have changed our reading of the original text. There are numerous excerpts from the literary text, screenplays and shooting scripts, with suggestions for comparison. The book also features quotations from authors, screenwriters, directors, critics and others linked with the chosen film and text. |
Contributor Bio(s): McFarlane, Brian: - Brian McFarlane is Honorary Associate Professor at Monash University, Australia. He is a distinguished figure in literature and film whose books include An Autobiography of British Cinema: As Told by the Filmmakers and Actors who Made It (1997), Novel to Film: an Introduction to the Theory of Adaptation (1996), The Cinema of Britain and Ireland (2005) and The Encyclopedia of British Film (2011).Cartmell, Deborah: - Deborah Cartmell is Professor of English and Director of the Centre for Adaptations at De Montfort University, UK, founder and co-editor of the international journals Shakespeare and Adaptation, founder and former Chair of the Association of Adaptation Studies. |