Screen Adaptations

A close study of the relationship between text and film versions of <i>Great Expectations</i>.<br/>Literature and film studies students will find plenty of material to<br/>support their courses and essay writing on how the film versions<br/>provide different readings of the original text.<br/><br/>Focussing on David Lean's film of <i>Great Expectations</i> the<br/>book discusses: the literary text in its historical context key themes<br/>and dominant readings of the text how the text is adapted for screen<br/>and how adaptations have changed our reading of the original text.<br/>There are numerous excerpts from the literary text screenplays and<br/>shooting scripts with suggestions for comparison. The book also<br/>features quotations from authors screenwriters directors critics and<br/>others linked with the chosen film and text.