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French Literature on Screen
Homer B. Pettey
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Description for French Literature on Screen
Hardback. Editor(s): Pettey, Homer B. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; APFA; DSB; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
This collection presents new essays in the complex field of French literary adaptation. Using a variety of textual and interpretive approaches, it sheds light on issues of gender, sexuality, class, politics and social conventions while acknowledging a range of contexts, from the commercial to the archival and the aesthetic. The chapters, written by eminent international scholars, run chronologically from The Count of Monte Cristo through Proust and Bonjour, Tristesse to Philippe Djian’s Oh… (adapted for the screen as Elle). Collectively, they fill a need for contemporary discussions on the significance of France’s literary representations in the history of global cinema. ... Read more
This collection presents new essays in the complex field of French literary adaptation. Using a variety of textual and interpretive approaches, it sheds light on issues of gender, sexuality, class, politics and social conventions while acknowledging a range of contexts, from the commercial to the archival and the aesthetic. The chapters, written by eminent international scholars, run chronologically from The Count of Monte Cristo through Proust and Bonjour, Tristesse to Philippe Djian’s Oh… (adapted for the screen as Elle). Collectively, they fill a need for contemporary discussions on the significance of France’s literary representations in the history of global cinema. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784995171
SKU
V9781784995171
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About Homer B. Pettey
Homer B. Pettey is Professor of Film and Comparative Literature at the University of Arizona R. Barton Palmer is Calhoun Lemon Professor of Literature at Clemson University -- .
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