Hsiu-Chuang Deppman

Gebundenes Buch

Adapted for the Screen

The Cultural Politics of Modern Chinese Fiction and Film

Beschreibung

Contemporary Chinese films are popular with audiences worldwide, but a key reason for their success has gone unnoticed: many of the films are adapted from brilliant literary works. This book puts these landmark films in the context of their literary origins and explores how the best Chinese directors adapt fictional narratives and styles for film.

Autor

Hsiu-Chuang Deppman is professor of Chinese and cinema studies at Oberlin College. Her research interests include history of cinema, film adaptation, documentary, media studies, comparative literature, and modern Chinese fiction. She is the author of Adapted for the Screen: The Cultural Politics of Modern Chinese Fiction and Film (2010) and has published on Chinese film, literature, and media in refereed journals and edited volumes.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Hawaii Press
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. April 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 157mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 517g
• ISBN-13: 9780824833732
• ISBN-10: 0824833732
• Artikelnr.: 26887181