The Literary Filmography: 6,200 Adaptations of Books, Short Stories And Other Nondramatic Works
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| Rating | : | 4.89 (725 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0786424710 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 739 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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Leonard Mustazza is a distinguished professor of English and American Studies at Penn State University in Abington, Pennsylvania. . He is the author of numerous scholarly articles and eight books
Published in one and two volume editions - either excellent. Make sure what you are buying. John Esche Useful resource but beware of sellers with only PART volumes (Vol. 1 or 2) rather than the complete text. Worth having on any shelf.. Silverheels said "2 Volumes on Films & Their Literary Sources" according to Silverheels. "The Literary Filmography: 6,200 Adaptations of Books, Short Stories and Other Nondramatic Works" by Leonard Mustazza is a set of 2 volumes. For each literary entry, Mustazza gives the book or story title, its writer, publication year, and a good synopsis of the story, followed by the film that was based on it. For each film, Mustazza lists the film production. Volumes on Films & Their Literary Sources. "The Literary Filmography: 6,"2 Volumes on Films & Their Literary Sources" according to Silverheels. "The Literary Filmography: 6,200 Adaptations of Books, Short Stories and Other Nondramatic Works" by Leonard Mustazza is a set of 2 volumes. For each literary entry, Mustazza gives the book or story title, its writer, publication year, and a good synopsis of the story, followed by the film that was based on it. For each film, Mustazza lists the film production. 00 Adaptations of Books, Short Stories and Other Nondramatic Works" by Leonard Mustazza is a set of "2 Volumes on Films & Their Literary Sources" according to Silverheels. "The Literary Filmography: 6,200 Adaptations of Books, Short Stories and Other Nondramatic Works" by Leonard Mustazza is a set of 2 volumes. For each literary entry, Mustazza gives the book or story title, its writer, publication year, and a good synopsis of the story, followed by the film that was based on it. For each film, Mustazza lists the film production. volumes. For each literary entry, Mustazza gives the book or story title, its writer, publication year, and a good synopsis of the story, followed by the film that was based on it. For each film, Mustazza lists the film production
Well-known literary works such as Dickens’s A Christmas Carol and Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter were adapted to film in the silent era, as were such books as Thomas Dixon’s Jr.’s The Klansman, basis for the film Birth of a Nation. A guide to English-language works that have been adapted as theatrical and television films, this volume includes books (both fiction and non-fiction), short stories, newspaper and magazine articles and poems. From the very infancy of the film industry,
All rights reserved. Lesley FarmerCopyright © American Library Association. An extensive index of persons concludes the work.Now in it sixth edition, Enser's Filmed Books and Plays (Ashgate, 2003) lists approximately 8,000 adaptations of novels, plays, and nonfiction works. Alice in Wonderland, for instance, lists 11 adaptations, but an additional 3 dates are included to mark 3 silent-film adaptations. Silent films are not treated fully. Movies listed under different names, such as Blade Runner, are cross-referenced to the original title (in this case, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?). On the other hand, theOdyssey entry gives a full description of Oh, Brother, Where Art Thou?Although some children's books are covered, such as Charlotte's Web and the Harry Potter series, many titles, including folk and fairy tales, are omitted. It should be noted that takeoffs, such as Clueless,