New York: Universe Books, 1985 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. xiii, 287 pp, preface, Part I. In Defense of Adaptations: 1. Biases and Preconceptions; 2. Film as Literature. Part II. Adaptation as Interpretation: 3. The Viewer as Reader: Varieties of Interpretation; 4. The Filmmaker as Reader: The Question of Fidelity. Part III. The Rhetoric of Adaptation: 5. Point of View; 6. Style and Tone; 7. Metaphor, Symbol, Allegory; 8. Interiors: Thought, Dream, Inner Action; Afterword: The Magnificent Ambersons: Reversing the Bias; bibliography, notes, index with b&w illustrations. First Edition, 1985. "Taking a look at movie versions of novels, the author contends that film is an art eminently capable of translating a novel, not only in plot and theme, but in style, technique, and effect. Providing a close-up study of the ways in which adaptation may serve as a successful, even superlative, interpretation of literature, this book examine aesthetics, the history, and the contemporary results of moviemakers; use of fiction in film. Here is an eye-opening scrutiny of contemporary films that fail, succeed or even transcend their literary source when two parallel art forms join forces at the movies." from the jacket flap. Price clipped. Onyl the Slightest wear dj with faintly age-toned text block edges, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Black quarter-cloth with black paper-covered boards, silver lettering to spine, and black endpapers..

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Bookseller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 000754
Title: Double Exposure: Fiction into Film
Author: Boyum, Joy Gould
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0876634862
ISBN 13: 9780876634868
Publisher: Universe Books
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1985
Keywords: MEDIA, FILM & TV FILM ADAPTATIONS FROM LANGUAGE OF LITERATURE TO LANGUAGE OF FILM HISTORY AND CRITICISM
Bookseller catalogs: MEDIA, FILM & TV;
Size: 8vo

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