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Companion to Literature and Film
Robert Stam
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Description for Companion to Literature and Film
Hardcover. A Companion to Literature in Film provides state--of--the--art research on world literature, film, and the complex theoretical relationship between them. 25 essays by international experts cover the most important topics in the study of literature and film adaptations. Editor(s): Stam, Robert; Raengo, Alessandra. Series: Blackwell Companions in Cultural Studies. Num Pages: 480 pages, 18 illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 179 x 252 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1048.
A Companion to Literature in Film provides state-of-the-art research on world literature, film, and the complex theoretical relationship between them. 25 essays by international experts cover the most important topics in the study of literature and film adaptations.
- Covers a wide variety of topics, including cultural, thematic, theoretical, and genre issues
- Discusses film adaptations from the birth of cinema to the present day
- Explores a diverse range of titles and genres, including film noir, biblical epics, and Italian and Chinese cinema
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
Series
Blackwell Companions in Cultural Studies
Number of Pages
484
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780631230533
SKU
V9780631230533
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99-50
About Robert Stam
Robert Stam is University Professor at New York University. His many books include Film Theory: An Introduction (Blackwell, 2000), Unthinking Eurocentrism: Multiculturalism and the Media (with Ella Shohat, 1994), and Subversive Pleasures: Bakhtin, Cultural Criticism and Film (1989). With Toby Miller, he is the editor of Film and Theory (Blackwell, 2000) and The Blackwell Companion to Film Theory (2000). Alessandra Raengo is finishing her PhD in the Cinema Studies Department at New York University, where she occasionally teaches. Her dissertation explores race and vernacular social criticism in American culture between 1945 and 1968. Among her publications are The Birth of Film Genres (1999) and The Bounds of Representation (2000), both multilingual volumes edited with Leonardo Quaresima and Laura Vichi.
Reviews for Companion to Literature and Film
“This volume stands as a model for consolidating studies of film and literature. It demonstrates that this field of intellectual inquiry, as it has developed over the last 15 years, encompasses the highbrow and the low; first and third world subject matter; issues of audience as well as authorship; and a commitment to interdisciplinarity. This collection will be useful for all kinds of readers: scholars, undergraduates, and all those who take seriously the pleasures provided by movies and novels.” Eric Smoodin, University of California at Davis “To anyone believing the discussion of novel-into-film had been exhausted a generation ago, A Companion to Literature and Film will come as a welcome surprise. Each of the twenty-five brilliantly argued case studies shows a level of conceptual clarity and interdisciplinary range that is astonishing. Scholars will find that this book bristles with ideas, while newcomers to the debates have an indispensable and expert guide.” Thomas Elsaesser, University of Amsterdam