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OverviewFilm and television adaptations of classic literature have held a longstanding appeal for audiences, an appeal that this book sets out to examine. With a particular focus on Wuthering Heights , the book examines adaptations made from the 1930s to the twenty-first century, providing an understanding of how they help shape our cultural landscape. Full Product DetailsAuthor: H. ShacharPublisher: Palgrave Macmillan Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.435kg ISBN: 9780230294042ISBN 10: 0230294049 Pages: 228 Publication Date: 17 July 2012 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsList of Figures Acknowledgements Introduction: The Screen Afterlife of Wuthering Heights Before the Afterlife: Analysing Wuthering Heights The Cinema of Spectacle: Establishing the Wuthering Heights Tradition on the Eve of Hollywood's Golden Era Moving Backward, Looking Forward: Jacques Rivette's Hurlevent Wuthering Heights in the 1990s: Peter Kosminsky's Ambitious Narrative Catherine and Heathcliff for the Y Generation: MTV's Modernisation of Wuthering Heights Critical Legacies and Contemporary Audiences: The Politics of Neo-Victorianism in ITV's 2009 Adaptation of Wuthering Heights Afterword: Myths and Demystification Appendix: Wuthering Heights Screen Adaptations Notes Select Bibliography IndexReviewsAuthor InformationHila Shachar is a Lecturer in English Literature at De Montfort University and a member of the Centre for Adaptations who specialises in the adaptation of classic literary works and authors in various media including film, television and ballet. Her book, Cultural Afterlives and Screen Adaptations of Classic Literature: Wuthering Heights and Company (Palgrave Macmillan, 2012), was featured in The New York Times and The International Herald Tribune, as well as nominated for the 2012 Western Australian Premier's Book Awards. She works as a writer for The Australian Ballet and is currently writing a monograph on literary biopics, examining the screen adaptation of the figure of the author. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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