{"product_id":"9781405102889","title":"Literature Through Film Realism, Magic, and the Art of Adaptation","description":"\u003ch1\u003eLiterature Through Film\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eRealism, Magic, and the Art of Adaptation\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRobert Stam\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Film \/ History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis lively and accessible textbook, written by an expert in film studies, provides a fascinating introduction to the process and art of literature-to-film adaptations. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a lively, rigorous, and clearly written account of key moments in the history of the novel from Don Quixote and Robinson Crusoe up to \u003ci\u003eLolita\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOne Hundred Years of Solitude\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes diversity of topics and titles, such as Fielding, Nabokov, and Cervantes in adaptations by Welles, Kubrick, and the French New Wave\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEmphasizes both the literary texts themselves and their varied transtextual film adaptations\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines numerous literary trends – from the self-conscious novel to magic realism – before exploring the cinematic impact of the movement\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReinvigorates the field of adaptation studies by examining it through the grid of contemporary theory\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrings novels and film adaptations into the age of multiculturalism, postcoloniality, and the Internet by reflecting on their contemporary relevance.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eRobert Stam\u003c\/b\u003e is University Professor at New York University. His many books include \u003ci\u003eFilm Theory: An Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 2000),\u003ci\u003e Unthinking Eurocentrism: Multiculturalism and the Media\u003c\/i\u003e (with Ella Shohat, 1994), and \u003ci\u003eSubversive Pleasures: Bakhtin, Cultural Criticism and Film\u003c\/i\u003e (1989). With Toby Miller, he is the editor of \u003ci\u003eFilm and Theory\u003c\/i\u003e (Blackwell, 2000) and \u003ci\u003eThe Blackwell Companion to Film Theory\u003c\/i\u003e (2000).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e29 October 2004\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405102889\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\u003e416\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20.64\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44377921683596,"sku":"9781405102889","price":44.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405102889_bbdb5340-bc70-4e72-a64c-3f36b097f792.jpg?v=1780282667","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781405102889","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}