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Adaptations in the Sound Era

By Deborah Cartmell

Adaptations in the Sound Era Contemporary literature

Adaptations in the Sound Era

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There is no disputing that the coming of sound heralded a new era for adaptations. We take it for granted today that a film is enhanced by sound but it was not a view unanimously held in the early period of sound cinema. While there was a substantial degree of skepticism in the late 1920s and early 30s about the advantages of sound, what we would call technophobia today, the inclusion of speech in screen versions of literary and theatrical works, undeniably revised what it was to be an adaptation: words. Focusing on promotional materials, Adaptations in the Sound Era tracks early attempts to promote sound through the elevation of words in adaptations in the early sound period. The popular appeal of these films clearly stands in opposition to academic regard for them and the book reflects on the presence and marketing of 'words' in a variety of adaptations, from the introduction of sound in the late 1920s to the mid 1930s. This book contextualizes a range of adaptations in relation to debates about 'picturizations' of books in the early sound era, including reactions to the talking adaptation by writers such as, Irwin Panofsky, Aldous Huxley and Graham Greene. Film adaptations of Shakespeare, Dickens, gothic fiction and biopics are also discussed in relation to their use and promotion of sound or, more precisely, words.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
176
Release Date:
2015-07-30
Publication Date:
2015-07-30
Publisher:
Continnuum-3PL
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
162356042X
ISBN13:
9781623560423
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
415 g
Height:
157 cm
Width:
235 cm
Thickness:
14 cm
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