Eighteenth-Century Fiction on Screen

This collection offers an extensive introduction to cinematic representations of the eighteenth century.

Robert Mayer (Edited by)

9780521529105, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 26 September 2002

242 pages

22.8 x 15.3 x 1.7 cm, 0.387 kg

\""...a refreshing contribution to the field of film and literature...a 'must read' for anyone interested in cinematic interpretations of eighteenth-century literature.\""

Canadian Woman Studies

Eighteenth-Century Fiction on Screen offers an extensive introduction to cinematic representations of the eighteenth century, mostly derived from classic fiction of that period, and sheds light on the process of making prose fiction into film. The contributors provide a variety of theoretical and critical approaches to the process of bringing literary works to the screen. They consider a broad range of film and television adaptations, including several versions of Robinson Cru]