Tolstoy on Screen Contributor(s): Fitzsimmons, Lorna (Editor), Denner, Michael a. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0810130211 ISBN-13: 9780810130210 Publisher: Northwestern University Press OUR PRICE: $89.05 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Eastern European (see Also Russian & Former Soviet Union) - Performing Arts | Film - General |
Dewey: 791.436 |
LCCN: 2014033218 |
Physical Information: 0.99" H x 6.97" W x 8.89" (1.27 lbs) 352 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe - Cultural Region - Russia |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Scholarship on screen adaptation has proliferated in recent years, but it has remained largely focused on English- and Romance-language authors. Tolstoy on Screen aims to correct this imbalance with a comprehensive examination of film and television adaptations of Tolstoy's fiction. Spanning the silent era to the present day, these essays consider well-known as well as neglected works in light of contemporary adaptation and media theory. The book is organized to facilitate a comparative, cross-cultural understanding of the various practices employed in different eras and different countries to bring Tolstoy's writing to the screen. International in scope and rigorous in analysis, the essays cast new light on Tolstoy's work and media studies alike. |