| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Adaptation in theory -- Adapting contemporary fiction -- Adapting the classics -- Addendum : two long essays on adaptation, translated by Hugh Gray -- Appendix: chronological list of articles |
| Summary |
"Adaptation was central to André Bazin's lifelong query: What is cinema? Placing films alongside literature let him identify the aesthetic and sociological distinctiveness of each. More importantly, it helped him wage his campaign for a modern conception of cinema, one that owed a great deal to developments in the novel. His critical genius is on full display in this collection, where readers are introduced to the foundational concepts of the relationship between film and literary adaptation as put forth by one of the greatest film and cultural critics of the 20th century. Expertly curated and with an introduction by celebrated film scholar Dudley Andrew, the book begins with a selection of essays that show Bazin's film theory in action, followed by reviews of films adapted from renowned novelists of the day (Conrad, Hemingway, Steinbeck; Colette, Sagan, Duras; and more) as well as classic novels of the 19th century (Bronte, Melville, Tolstoy; Balzac, Hugo, Zola; Stendhal and more). Taken together, this volume will be an indispensable resource for anyone interested in literary adaptation, authorship, classical film theory, French film history, and André Bazin's criticism alike. As a bonus, 250 years of French fiction is put in play as Bazin assesses adaptation after adaptation to determine what is at stake for culture, for literature and especially for cinema"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 08, 2022) |
| Subject |
Bazin, André, 1918-1958.
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| SUBJECT |
Bazin, André, 1918-1958. fast (OCoLC)fst00001378 |
| Subject |
Film adaptations -- History and criticism
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Motion pictures -- France -- History and criticism
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PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / History & Criticism
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Film adaptations.
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Motion pictures.
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France.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Andrew, Dudley, 1945- editor, writer of introduction.
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Glassman, Deborah, translator.
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Ďurovičová, Natasa, translator.
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| LC no. |
2021032898 |
| ISBN |
9780520976252 |
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0520976258 |
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