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Charles Dickens' Great Expectations: The relationship between text and film (Screen Adaptations)
Charles Dickens' Great Expectations The relationship between text and film - Screen Adaptations Author:Brian McFarlane This is a close study of the relationship between the text and film versions of Great Expectations. 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.Focusing on David Lean's film of Great Expectations... more », the book discusses the literary work in its historical context, its key themes and dominant readings, how it has been 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.« less