Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird: The Relationship Between Text and Film - Couverture souple

Palmer, R. Barton

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0713679115 ISBN 13 : 9780713679113

Editeur : Methuen Drama, 2008

Synopsis

To Kill a Mockingbird is an immensely important work of literature which is studied worldwide. Literature and film adaptations 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. Focussing on several film versions and adaptations, the 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 many references to the literary text and screenplays and the book also features quotations from directors, critics and others linked with the chosen film and text.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

R. Barton Palmer is Calhoun Lemon Professor of Literature and Director of Film Studies at Clemson University, US. He is the author, editor, or general editor of more than forty books devoted to various literary and cinematic subjects, including Hollywood's Tennessee: The Williams Films and Postwar America, Screen Adaptation Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird: The Relationship between Text and Film, Joel and Ethan Coen. He is also the editor of Nineteenth and Twentieth Century American Fiction on Screen.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Methuen Drama
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0713679115
• ISBN 13: 9780713679113
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 272
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible