History of American Literature on Film

AvThomas Leitch

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From William Dickson's Rip Van Winkle films (1896) to Baz Luhrmann's big-budget production of The Great Gatsby (2013) and beyond, cinematic adaptations of American literature participate in a rich and fascinating history. Unlike previous studies of American literature and film, which emphasize particular authors like Edith Wharton and Nathaniel Hawthorne, particular texts like Moby-Dick, particular literary periods like the American Renaissance, or particular genres like the novel, this volume considers the multiple functions of filmed American literature as a cinematic genre in its own right-one that reflects the specific political and aesthetic priorities of different national and historical cinemas even as it plays a decisive role in defining American literature for a global audience.

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Utgivningsdatum:2019-06-13
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:464
Filformat:PDF
Kopieringsskydd:LCP
ISBN:9781628923711
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Digital)
Serie:History of World Literatures on Film

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Thomas Leitch is Professor of English at the University of Delaware, USA. His most recent books are Wikipedia U: Knowledge, Authority, and Liberal Education in the Digital Age (2014) and The Oxford Handbook of Adaptation Studies (2017).

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A thrilling story of the history of American literature on screen, from Hollywood's inception to the present, The History of American Literature on Film demonstrates Hollywood's diverse and fraught relation to American literary traditions. A boon to film, literature, adaptation, and media scholars, the book provides a history of Hollywood film, as well as a valuable analysis of the variegated and multiple “scripts” that provoke and serve as sources for film adaptations. Focused on distinct themes, yet wide-ranging and full of important insights about American film, literary, and media cultures, this exhilarating book is as informative as it is deeply pleasurable to read.

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AcknowledgementsIntroduction: American Cinema and American LiteraturesChapter 1. 1895–1915: The Attraction of AdaptationChapter 2. 1915–1927: American ExoticsChapter 3. 1927–1939: Novel ImpressionsChapter 4. 1939–1951: Invisible AdaptationChapter 5. 1951–1967: Weaponized BestsellersChapter 6. 1967–1975: Counterculture ClassicsChapter 7. 1975–1989: Screening the SilencedChapter 8. 1989–2007: Adapt or DieChapter 9.2007–2018: Entertainment for MeBibliographyIndex