A Companion to Literature, Film, and Adaptation

Copyright © 2012 Blackwell Publishing Ltd

A Companion to Literature, Film, and Adaptation

Editor(s): Deborah Cartmell

Published Online: 6 SEP 2012 09:40PM EST

Print ISBN: 9781444334975

Online ISBN: 9781118312032

DOI: 10.1002/9781118312032

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This is a comprehensive collection of original essays that explore the aesthetics, economics, and mechanics of movie adaptation, from the days of silent cinema to contemporary franchise phenomena. Featuring a range of theoretical approaches, and chapters on the historical, ideological and economic aspects of adaptation, the volume reflects today's acceptance of intertextuality as a vital and progressive cultural force.

  • Incorporates new research in adaptation studies
  • Features a chapter on the Harry Potter franchise, as well as other contemporary perspectives
  • Showcases work by leading Shakespeare adaptation scholars
  • Explores fascinating topics such as 'unfilmable' texts
  • Includes detailed considerations of Ian McEwan's Atonement and Conrad's Heart of Darkness

Table of contents

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      Front Matter (pages i–xiii)

    1. 100+ Years of Adaptations, or, Adaptation as the Art Form of Democracy (pages 1–13)

      Deborah Cartmell

  3. Part I: History and Contexts: From Image to Sound

    1. Chapter 1

      Literary Adaptation in the Silent Era (pages 15–32)

      Judith Buchanan

    2. Chapter 2

      Writing on the Silent Screen (pages 33–51)

      Gregory Robinson

    3. Chapter 3

      Adaptation and Modernism (pages 52–69)

      Richard J. Hand

    4. Chapter 4

      Sound Adaptation (pages 70–83)

      Deborah Cartmell

  4. Part II: Approaches

    1. Chapter 5

      Adaptation and Intertextuality, or, What Isn't an Adaptation, and What does it Matter? (pages 85–104)

      Thomas Leitch

    2. Chapter 6

      Film Authorship and Adaptation (pages 105–121)

      Shelley Cobb

    3. Chapter 7

      The Business of Adaptation (pages 122–139)

      Simone Murray

  5. Part III: Genre: Film, Television

    1. Chapter 8

      Adapting the X-Men (pages 141–158)

      Martin Zeller-Jacques

    2. Chapter 9

      The Classic Novel on British Television (pages 159–175)

      Richard Butt

  6. Part IV: Authors and Periods

    1. Chapter 10

      Screened Writers (pages 177–197)

      Kamilla Elliott

    2. Chapter 11

      Murdering Othello (pages 198–215)

      Douglas M. Lanier

    3. Chapter 12

      Hamlet's Hauntographology (pages 216–240)

      Richard Burt

    4. Chapter 13

      Shakespeare to Austen on Screen (pages 241–255)

      Lisa Hopkins

    5. Chapter 14

      Austen and Sterne: Beyond Heritage (pages 256–271)

      Ariane Hudelet

    6. Chapter 15

      Neo-Victorian Adaptations (pages 272–291)

      Imelda Whelehan

  7. Part V: Beyond Authors and Canonical Texts

    1. Chapter 16

      Costume and Adaptation (pages 293–311)

      Pamela Church Gibson and Tamar Jeffers McDonald

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      Chapter 17

      Music into Movies (pages 312–329)

      Ian Inglis

    3. Chapter 18

      Rambo on Page and Screen (pages 330–341)

      Jeremy Strong

  8. Part VI: Case Studies: Adaptable and Unadaptable Texts

    1. Chapter 19

      Writing for the Movies (pages 343–358)

      Yvonne Griggs

    2. Chapter 20

      Foregrounding the Media (pages 359–373)

      Christine Geraghty

    3. Chapter 21

      Paratextual Adaptation (pages 374–390)

      Jamie Sherry

    4. Chapter 22

      Authorship, Commerce, and Harry Potter (pages 391–407)

      James Russell

    5. Chapter 23

      Adapting the Unadaptable – The Screenwriter's Perspective (pages 408–415)

      Diane Lake

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      Index (pages 416–433)

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