Framing empire : postcolonial adaptations of Victorian literature in Hollywood /

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This book examines postcolonial filmmakers adapting Victorian literature in Hollywood to contend with both the legacy of British imperialism and the influence of globalized media entities.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hollyfield, Jerod Ra'Del (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2018]
Temas:
1800-1899
English literature > Film adaptations.
English literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
Imperialism in motion pictures.
Postcolonialism.
Postcolonialism in motion pictures.
Littérature anglaise > Adaptations cinématographiques.
Littérature anglaise > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Impérialisme au cinéma.
Postcolonialisme.
Postcolonialisme au cinéma.
postcolonialism.
PERFORMING ARTS > Reference.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Modern > General.
English literature.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Film adaptations.
Adaptations cinématographiques.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. An American Kipling: Colonial Discourse, Settler Culture and the Hollywood Studio System in George Stevens' Gunga Din
  • 2. `He Is Not Here by Accident': Transit, Sin and the Model Settler in Patrick Lussier's Dracula 2000
  • 3. Those Other Victorians: Cosmopolitanism and Empire in Jane Campion's The Portrait of a Lady
  • 4. Imperial Vanities: Mira Nair, William Makepeace Thackeray and Diasporic Fidelity to Vanity Fair
  • 5. Epic Multitudes: Postcolonial Genre Politics in Shekhar Kapur's The Four Feathers
  • 6. Gentlemanly Gazes: Charles Dickens, Alfonso Cuaron and the Transnational Gulf in Great Expectations
  • 7. Indie Dickens: Oliver Twist as Global Orphan in Tim Greene's Boy Called Twist
  • 8. Three-Worlds Theory Chutney: Oliver Twist, Q & A and the Curious Case of Slumdog Millionaire.

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