{"product_id":"literature-through-film-robert-stam-9781405102889","title":"Literature Through Film: Realism, Magic, and the Art of Adaptation","description":"This lively and accessible textbook, written by an expert in film studies, provides a fascinating introduction to the process and art of literature-to-film adaptations. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cli\u003eProvides a lively, rigorous, and clearly written account of key moments in the history of the novel from Don Quixote and Robinson Crusoe up to \u003ci\u003eLolita\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOne Hundred Years of Solitude\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes diversity of topics and titles, such as Fielding, Nabokov, and Cervantes in adaptations by Welles, Kubrick, and the French New Wave\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEmphasizes both the literary texts themselves and their varied transtextual film adaptations\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines numerous literary trends - from the self-conscious novel to magic realism - before exploring the cinematic impact of the movement\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReinvigorates the field of adaptation studies by examining it through the grid of contemporary theory\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrings novels and film adaptations into the age of multiculturalism, postcoloniality, and the Internet by reflecting on their contemporary relevance.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Stam\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1405102888\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781405102889\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/22\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.46w x 0.88d","brand":"Robert Stam","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47202279489791,"sku":"9781405102889","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_06bb3ebd-03f2-4fb6-b42d-25758473dca2.jpg?v=1756820138","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/literature-through-film-robert-stam-9781405102889","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}