Adaptations in the Sound Era: 1927-37

by Deborah Cartmell

Book Overview

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,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1623568781
• ISBN13: 9781623568788
• Release Date: July 2015
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"