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Yvonne Griggs - The Bloomsbury Introduction to Adaptation Studies: Adapting the Canon in Film, TV, Novels and Popular Culture - 9781441166142 - V9781441166142
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The Bloomsbury Introduction to Adaptation Studies: Adapting the Canon in Film, TV, Novels and Popular Culture

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Description for The Bloomsbury Introduction to Adaptation Studies: Adapting the Canon in Film, TV, Novels and Popular Culture Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AB; APFA; APT; DSB; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
From David Lean's big screen Great Expectations to Alejandro Amenabar`s reinvention of The Turn of the Screw as The Others, adaptations of literary classics are a constant feature of popular culture today. The Bloomsbury Introduction to Adaptation Studies helps students master the history, theory and practice of analysing literary adaptations. Following an introductory overview of major debates and concepts, each chapter focuses on a canonical text and features: - Case study readings of adaptations in a variety of media, from film to opera, televised drama to animated comedy show, YA fiction to novel/graphic novel. ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Continuum Publishing Corporation United States
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781441166142
SKU
V9781441166142
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About Yvonne Griggs
Yvonne Griggs is Lecturer in Media and Communications at the University of New England, Australia. She is the author of Screen Adaptations: Shakespeare's King Lear (2009).

Reviews for The Bloomsbury Introduction to Adaptation Studies: Adapting the Canon in Film, TV, Novels and Popular Culture
Written in clear, accessible style with plenty of exercises for learners and educators to try out, Yvonne Griggs's book achieves a notable feat of combining theoretical rigour with an awareness of pedagogic possibilities ... Perhaps the best entry to date in Bloomsbury's series of books on adaptation studies, the Introduction to Adaptation Studies deserves to be adopted as an essential ... Read more

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