A Companion to Literature, Film and Adaptation

RR 2013/155 A Companion to Literature, Film and Adaptation Edited by Deborah Cartmell Wiley-Blackwell Maiden, MA and Oxford 2012 xiii + 433pp. ISBN 978 1 4443 3497 5 (print); ISBN 978 1 1183 1204 9 (e-book) £120; $199.95

Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture

Keywords Cinema, Literature

Review DOI 10.1108/09504121311320279

"The film of the book" is not a modern concept. Cinema has always relied heavily on literature for material, from the early days of silent films to the ubiquitous BBC costume drama. The study of this symbiotic relationship is perhaps a more recent development, and editor Deborah Cartmell is more than qualified to compile a companion guide of key essays on the subject of adaptation. Cartmell is co-editor of the Oxford journal Adaptation, and has brought together ten previous collections of academic studies on literature and media. A Companion to Literature, Film and Adaptation addresses the history, audiorship and texts of adaptation, from the Victorian era to the modern day, via contributions from British and international experts on literature and film.

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