{"product_id":"novels-into-film-george-bluestone-9780801873867","title":"Novels Into Film","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1957, this seminal work of film theory analyzes the process--\"the mysterious alchemy\"--by which novels are transformed into films. Beginning with a discussion of the aesthetic limits of both the novel and the film, George Bluestone goes on to offer close readings of six films based on novels of serious literary merit--\u003ci\u003eThe Informer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWuthering Heights\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Grapes of Wrath\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePride and Prejudice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Ox-Bow Incident\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMadame Bovary\u003c\/i\u003e--focusing on the additions, deletions, and other changes made by the filmmakers in adapting the source material for the screen. Based on both in-depth research into film archives and libraries and on interviews with the screenwriters, directors, and producers who worked on these films, \u003ci\u003eNovels into Film\u003c\/i\u003e concludes that because the novel lends itself to states of consciousness and the film to observed reality, the adaptation of one from the other produces a new and wholly autonomous art form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e George Bluestone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 080187386X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801873867\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 251\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.56h x 5.44w x 0.65d","brand":"George Bluestone","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43992434376959,"sku":"9780801873867","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f370fd0e-d5af-43e4-9370-5ec790ce6112.jpg?v=1683318935","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/novels-into-film-george-bluestone-9780801873867","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}