Encyclopedia of Novels into Film - Hardcover

Tibbetts, Professor John C; John C Tibbetts And James M Welsh; Welsh, James M

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9780816033171: Encyclopedia of Novels into Film

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ISBN 10: 081603317X ISBN 13: 9780816033171

Publisher: Facts On File Inc, 1997

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For as long as there have been movies, filmmakers have labored to translate novelists' words into flickering images. From silent epics such as Birth of a Nation to contemporary blockbusters like Jurassic Park, directors have looked to literature for their inspiration. Now, The Encyclopedia of Novels into Film provides the first comprehensive look between the pages and behind the scenes of this long-standing cinematic tradition. More than 300 entries and 100 black-and-white movie stills and illustrations survey film adaptations of novels from Alice in Wonderland to Zorba the Greek with insightful commentary and in meticulous detail. Each entry provides a profile of the source novel, summarizing the plot, major characters, important themes, and the literary significance of the work. A second profile encapsulates the various filmed adaptations, examining how the movie preserved or changed the elements of the book, why the changes occurred, how the director's or studio's vision differed from the author's, and how successful the movie was on its own merits. A special appendix, The Novelist in Hollywood, offers a compelling exploration of the role of the writer in the movie industry as seen through the experiences of literary giants such as William Faulkner and F. Scott Fitzgerald.

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About the Author:

Together, John C. Tibbetts and James M. Welsh have authored The Encyclopedia of Stage Plays into Film and The Encyclopedia of Filmmakers, both for Facts On File. John C. Tibbetts is an associate professor of theater and film at the University of Kansas. He is the author of His Majesty, The American and is editor of Introduction to Photoplay and The American Theatrical Film. He has published more than 200 articles on the arts and has worked for CBS Television, the Christian Science Monitor, and The Voice of America as a television and radio broadcaster. James M. Welsh is a professor of English at Salisbury University, MD, and the current editor of Literature/Film Quarterly. He is founder and president of the Literature and Film Association and has worked in television. His previous works include a book on the films of Abel Gance and numerous articles for Film Comment and Films in Review.

Synopsis:

Contains entries for three hundred films, providing the date of release, the production company, and the director and screenwriter, and discusses the plot.

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