Conrad on Film
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: November 2, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 278
ISBN-13: 9780521026796
Subjects: Films, cinema; Novels, other prose & writers: from c 1900 -; Pop Arts / Pop Culture; Literary Criticism; English; British Isles; Film & Video - History & Criticism; Conrad, Joseph, --1857-1924--Film and video a; Conrad, Joseph,--1857-1924--Film and video adaptations; Literary Criticism & Collections / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; Performing Arts / Film / History & Criticism; English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
First sentence: The difficulties of translating a literary to a cinematic narrative are many, and they are compounded when the literary text is as introspective, as complex in narrational technique, and as ironic as the typical Conrad novel.