{"product_id":"9781350538177","title":"Adapting Sex on Screen The Cinematic Biographies of Lulu, La Ronde and Venus in Furs","description":"\u003ch1\u003eAdapting Sex on Screen\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Cinematic Biographies of Lulu, La Ronde and Venus in Furs\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJulian Preece\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Film \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eSex has always been cinema's most contested territory.\u003ci\u003e Adapting Sex on Screen\u003c\/i\u003e traces that battle through three once scandalous source texts: Leopold von Sacher-Masoch's \u003ci\u003eVenus in Furs\u003c\/i\u003e (1870), Arthur Schnitzler's \u003ci\u003eLa Ronde\u003c\/i\u003e (1900), and Frank Wedekind's \u003ci\u003eLulu\u003c\/i\u003e plays (1895–1904), following the history of their reception from \u003ci\u003efin de siècle\u003c\/i\u003e Central Europe to the USA in the twenty-first century, with a focus on their screen adaptations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJulian Preece shows how directors such as Max Ophüls, G. W. Pabst, and Roman Polanski tested understanding of transgression, whether in the Weimar Republic, under the Hays Production Code, or in the shadow of AIDS and the wake of second-wave feminism. His broad international corpus ranges from heritage cinema to arthouse and exploitation to Hollywood, allowing him to explore the contradictions between commodification and critique, and chart evolving attitudes towards alternative sexualities and minorities. Preece blends adaptation and translation studies with transatlantic cultural history to show how filmmakers have both reflected and shaped social change, from the first \u003ci\u003eLulu\u003c\/i\u003e film made in Germany in 1917 to the most recent \u003ci\u003eLa Ronde\u003c\/i\u003e, made in New York precisely one hundred years later.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJulian Preece\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of German at Swansea University, UK. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Honour of Katharina Blum\u003c\/i\u003e (BFI Film Classics, 2022) and (as editor) \u003ci\u003eAndreas Dresen\u003c\/i\u003e (Peter Lang, 2017). He is the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Journal of European Studies\u003c\/i\u003e and a fellow of the Learned Society of Wales.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e29 April 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350538177\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e280\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.76\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63547382694028,"sku":"9781350538177","price":35.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_4b872da5-33eb-43be-958a-c5e312307c1a.jpg?v=1793754882","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350538177","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}