{"product_id":"the-history-of-american-literature-on-film-9781501390753","title":"The History of American Literature on Film","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Thomas Leitch\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Film - History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom William Dickson's Rip Van Winkle films (1896) to Baz Luhrmann's big-budget production of \u003ci\u003eThe Great Gatsby\u003c\/i\u003e (2013) and beyond, cinematic adaptations of American literature participate in a rich and fascinating history. Unlike previous studies of American literature and film, which emphasize particular authors like Edith Wharton and Nathaniel Hawthorne, particular texts like \u003ci\u003eMoby-Dick\u003c\/i\u003e, particular literary periods like the American Renaissance, or particular genres like the novel, this volume considers the multiple functions of filmed American literature as a cinematic genre in its own right-one that reflects the specific political and aesthetic priorities of different national and historical cinemas even as it plays a decisive role in defining American literature for a global audience.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45087197855895,"sku":"9781501390753","price":4135.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781501390753.webp?v=1767898830","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-history-of-american-literature-on-film-9781501390753","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}