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| Author/Contributor(s): |
Leitch, Thomas
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| Publisher: |
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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| Date: |
06/13/2019
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| Binding: |
Hardcover
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| Condition: |
NEW
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From William Dickson's Rip Van Winkle films (1896) to Baz Luhrmann's big-budget production of
The Great Gatsby (2013) and beyond, cinematic adaptations of American literature participate in a rich and fascinating history. Unlike previous studies of American literature and film, which emphasize particular authors like Edith Wharton and Nathaniel Hawthorne, particular texts like
Moby-Dick, particular literary periods like the American Renaissance, or particular genres like the novel, this volume considers the multiple functions of filmed American literature as a cinematic genre in its own right-one that reflects the specific political and aesthetic priorities of different national and historical cinemas even as it plays a decisive role in defining American literature for a global audience.
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