Screen Adaptations: Great Expectations: A Close Study of the Relationship Between Text and Film

by Brian McFarlane and Brian McFarlane

Book Overview

A close study of the relationship between 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.

Focussing on David Lean's film of Great Expectations, the
book discusses: the literary text in its historical context, key themes
and dominant...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0713679093
• ISBN13: 9780713679090
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Methuen Drama
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.6"