The History of American Literature on Film
- ISBN-10
- 1628923725
- ISBN-13
- 9781628923728
- Category
- Performing Arts
- Pages
- 464
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2019-06-13
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing USA
- Author
- Thomas Leitch
Description
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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