The Cambridge Companion to Literature on Screen (Paperback)

Introduction: Literature on screen: a synoptic view Deborah Cartmell and Imelda Whelehan; Part I. Theories of Literature on Screen: 1. Reading film and literature Brian McFarlane; 2. Literature on screen, a history: in the gap Timothy Corrigan; Part II. History and Contexts: 3. Gospel narratives on silent film Judith Buchanan; 4. William Shakespeare, filmmaker Douglas Lanier; 5. The nineteenth-century novel on film: Jane Austen Linda V. Troost; 6. Modernism and adaptation Martin Halliwell; 7. Postmodern adaptation: pastiche, intertextuality and re-functioning Peter Brooker; Part III. Genre, Industry, Taste: 8. Heritage and literature on screen: Heimat and heritage Eckart Voigts-Virchow; 9. 'Don't let's ask for the moon!': reading and viewing the woman's film Imelda Whelehan; 10. Post-classical fantasy cinema: The Lord of the Rings I. Q. Hunter; 11. Adapting children's literature Deborah Cartmell; 12. Literature on the small screen: television adaptations Sarah Cardwell; Part IV. Beyond the 'Literary': 13. Classic literature and animation: all adaptations are equal, but some are more equal than others Paul Wells; 14. High fidelity? Music in screen adaptations Annette Davison; 15. From screen to text: novelisation, the hidden continent Jan Baetens; 16. A practical understanding of literature on screen: two conversations with Andrew Davies Deborah Cartmell and Imelda Whelehan.