The history of British literature on film, 1895-2015 /

From The Death of Nancy Sykes (1897) to The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) and beyond, cinematic adaptations of British literature participate in a complex and fascinating history. The History of British Literature on Film, 1895-2015 is the only comprehensive narration of cinema's...

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Main Authors: Semenza, Gregory M. Colón, 1972- (Author), Hasenfratz, Robert J., 1957- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Bloomsbury Academic, [2015]
Series:History of world literatures on film, 1895-2015.
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: 'Weird, Mystical, Barbaric': Brit-lit on Film, 1896-1906 Chapter 2: 'Crude, Vicious, and Lascivious Entertainments': The Arrival of the Brit-lit Film, 1907-1920 Chapter 3: The High Silent Era (1920-1929)Chapter 4: The Talkies (1929-1938) Chapter 5: War and its Aftermath: (1939-1954)Chapter 6: The Legacy of Auteurism: 1954-1970s Chapter 7: The Brit-Lit Film as Genre: 1970s-1989 Chapter 8: Globalism, Independence, and Beyond: 1990-2010.