
Screening The Novel
The Theory And Practice Of Literary Dramatization
Palgrave Macmillan (Publisher)
Published on 6. February 1990
Book
Paperback/Softback
XX, 196 pages
978-0-333-45793-1 (ISBN)
Description
The book takes as its theme the relationship between literature and the contemporary means of production and distribution collectively termed 'the media' - in particular, film and television. The intention of the book is to explore and evaluate the mutual opportunities and restrictions in this relationship. In the grammar of our culture there seems to be an accepted opinion that print is superior in terms of cultural production to film, radio or television, that to read a book is somehow a 'higher' cultural activity than seeing a play on television or seeing a film. By the same token, a novel is a 'superior' work of art to film or television. The longer perspective reveals that traditionally there always is a greater respect paid to the previous mode of literary production - poetry was superior to drama, poetic drama was superior to the novel, and film attained cult and classic status initially over television.
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Edition
1990
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
XX, 196 p.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
279 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-45793-1 (9780333457931)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-349-20516-5
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Theory and Practice of Literary Dramatization
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The Theory and Practice of Literary Dramatization
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Content
List of Illustrations - Acknowledgements - Introduction - The Literature/Screen Debate: An Overview - The Re-Creation of the Past - The Classic Serial Tradition - The Classic Novel: Great Expectations - The Screening of Great Expectations - Case Study: The Dramatisation of Vanity Fair - Case Study: The Production of Vanity Fair - The Transmission and Critical Reception of Vanity Fair - Index