Zola and Film: Essays in the Art of Adaptation
Anna Gural-Migdal (Ed.)
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Paperback. This collection of essays, contributed by scholars of French literature and film, explores the dynamic relationship between Zola's fiction and its film adaptations, examining critically significant cinematic adaptations of Zola's novels from a variety of interdisciplinary perspectives. Editor(s): Gural-Migdal, Anna; Singer, Robert. Num Pages: 208 pages, photographs, filmography, index. BIC Classification: 2ADF; APF; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 161 x 13. Weight in Grams: 327.
French novelist Emile Zola, noted for his championship of the Naturalist novel, has been one of the most adapted authors in world literature. There have been approximately 80 film adaptations of his late 19th century novels and short stories, many of which occurred during the silent era of international film production (1895-1927). While the aesthetic elements of Zola's fiction continue to appeal to international cinema, the author's thematic naturalism and his "scientific methodology" have provided an ideological framework that incorporates art, science and history into the many cinematic adaptations of his work.
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Publisher
MC Farland & Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Number of Pages
229
Place of Publication
Jefferson, NC, United States
ISBN
9780786421152
SKU
V9780786421152
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About Anna Gural-Migdal (Ed.)
Anna Gural-Migdal is a professor of Comparative and Film studies at the University of Alberta in Canada. Robert Singer is a professor of English and Film studies at Kingsborough Community College, CUNY. He is the coauthor of McFarland’s The Brooklyn Film: Essays in the History of Filmmaking (2003).
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