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Adaptations in the Sound Era : 1927-37.
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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Bloomsbury Publishing,
2015.
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| Colección: | Bloomsbury adaptation histories.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (177 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781623564681 1623564689 9781501300356 1501300350 1623562023 9781623562021 |