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Screening Literature: Texts in Adaptation (ENL3008)
Semester 1 / 2016

Texts

form y separately published work icon Jindabyne Beatrix Christian , ( dir. Ray Lawrence ) Australia : April Films , 2006 Z1281547 2006 single work film/TV thriller crime mystery (taught in 4 units)

'The story of a murder and a marriage. A powerful and original film about the things that haunt us.'

Source: Screen Australia. (Sighted: 2/8/2013)

Pride and Prejudice

A Theory of Adaptation, Hutchinson

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

Macbeth

Description

Adaptation Studies is the site of emerging critical and cultural debates about the value and function of Literature in both `classical' and `popular' forms. This course applies new approaches in adaptation theory to several texts to encourage students to develop a more sophisticated understanding of the way form influences meaning; to question the concept of literary `value,' authorship and fidelity; and to engage with notions of metanarrative and intertextual dialogue. Students will be provided with a site where narratives can be analysed comparatively across media (literary, filmic and popular writing) in order to explore the impact of national narratives, historical changes, and cultural influences.

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