Book description
Literature and film studies students will find plenty of material to
support their courses and essay writing on how the film versions provide
different readings of the original text. Focussing on numerous film
versions, from Percy Stow's 1908 adaptation to Peter Greenaway's
Prospero's Books, the book discusses: the literary text in its
historical context, key themes and dominant readings of the text, how
the text is adapted for screen and how adaptations have changed our
reading of the original text. There are numerous excerpts from the
literary text, screenplays and shooting scripts, with suggestions for
comparison. The book also features quotations from authors,
screenwriters, directors, critics and others linked with the chosen film
and text. Lisa Hopkins is Professor of English at University of
Sheffield Hallam. She has published numerous works on Shakespeare, her
most recent work, Beginning Shakespeare by Manchester University Press
2005 and has written on film adaptations including Screening the Gothic.
She is the Senior Editor of the online journal, Early Modern Literary
Studies.
