Screen Adaptations: Great Expectations —— A close study of the relationship between text and film

----- 查尔斯·狄更斯的远大前程：文字和电影之间的关系

ISBN: 9780713679090 出版年：2014 页码：207 Brian McFarlane Bloomsbury Publishing

A close study of the relationship between text and film versions of Great Expectations.Literature and film studies students will find plenty of material tosupport their courses and essay writing on how the film versionsprovide different readings of the original text.Focussing on David Lean's film of Great Expectations, thebook discusses: the literary text in its historical context, key themesand dominant readings of the text, how the text is adapted for screenand how adaptations have changed our reading of the original text.There are numerous excerpts from the literary text, screenplays andshooting scripts, with suggestions for comparison. The book alsofeatures quotations from authors, screenwriters, directors, critics andothers linked with the chosen film and text.