Teaching Literary Theory Using Film Adaptations

Teaching Literary Theory Using Film Adaptations
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Publisher : McFarland
Total Pages : 220
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ISBN-10 : 9780786439331
ISBN-13 : 0786439335
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Book Synopsis Teaching Literary Theory Using Film Adaptations by : Kathleen L. Brown

Download or read book Teaching Literary Theory Using Film Adaptations written by Kathleen L. Brown and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2009-02-26 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume introduces ways to use film to ease the difficulty of introducing complex literary theories to students. By coupling works of literature with attendant films and with critical essays, the author provides instructors with accessible avenues for encouraging classroom discussion. Literary theories covered in depth are psychoanalytic criticism (The Awakening and film adaptations The End of August and Grand Isle), cultural criticism (A Streetcar Named Desire and its 1951 film version), and thematic criticism ("Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood" and the film adaptation Splendor in the Grass). Other theories are used to clarify and support those referred to above. The work then includes a survey of the image patterns into which film adaptation theories can be grouped and how these theories relate to traditional literary theory.


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