Adaptation Studying Film And Literature

This concise and readable new text for courses in Film Adaptation or Film and Literature introduces students to the art of adapting works of literature for film. "Adaptation" describes the interwoven histories of literature and film, presents key analytical approaches to adaptation, and provides an in-depth overview of adaptations of novels, short stories, plays, nonfiction, and animation. The book concludes with an analysis of why adaptations sometimes fail.Desmond, John is the author of 'Adaptation Studying Film And Literature', published 2005 under ISBN 9780072822045 and ISBN 007282204X.