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1 online resource (177 pages). |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Bloomsbury Adaptation Histories
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Bloomsbury adaptation histories.
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Contents |
Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: 'Singin' in the Rain': Adapting Literature to Film, 1927-37; 2 Sound Shakespeare; 3 Sound Dickens; 4 Gothic Adaptations 'Sell It for Its Horror': 1931 Gothic/Horror Adaptations and the Victory of the Shadow; 5 Biopic Adaptations: Adapting Charles Laughton; 6 Adaptations for Children: From Pre-Code to Post-Code Hollywood; 7 Conclusions: Radical Adaptations; Select Bibliography; Major Films Discussed; Index. |
Summary |
There is no disputing that the coming of sound heralded a new era for adaptations. We take it for granted today that a film is enhanced by sound but it was not a view unanimously held in the early period of sound cinema. While there was a substantial degree of skepticism in the late 1920s and early 30s about the advantages of sound, what we would call technophobia today, the inclusion of speech in screen versions of literary and theatrical works, undeniably revised what it was to be an adaptation: words. Focusing on promotional materials, Adaptations in the Sound Era tracks early attempts. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Sound in motion pictures.
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Sound in motion pictures. |
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Sound motion pictures.
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Sound motion pictures. |
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Literature -- Adaptations -- History and criticism.
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Literature -- Adaptations. |
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Film adaptations -- History and criticism.
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Film adaptations. |
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Motion pictures -- History -- 20th century.
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Motion pictures. |
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History. |
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20th century |
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Motion pictures -- Aesthetics.
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Motion pictures -- Aesthetics. |
Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
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Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Cartmell, Deborah. Adaptations in the Sound Era : 1927-37. New York : Bloomsbury Publishing, ©2015 9781623560423 |
ISBN |
9781623564681 (electronic book) |
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1623564689 (electronic book) |
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9781501300356 |
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1501300350 |
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1623562023 |
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9781623562021 |
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9781623560423 (hardback) |
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9781623568788 (paperback) |
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9781623562021 (ePub) |
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162356042X (hardback) |
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1623568781 (paperback) |
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