Teaching literary theory using film adaptations

By Kathleen L. Brown

Subjects: Motion pictures and literature, Literature, Film adaptations, History and criticism, Literature, history and criticism, Theory

Description: "Introduces ways to use film to introduce complex literary theories to students, coupling works of literature with attendant films to encourage classroom discussion. Includes psychoanalytic criticism, cultural criticism, and thematic criticism. Then offers a survey of the image patterns into which film adaptation theories can be grouped and how these theories relate to literary theory"--Provided by publisher.