Novel to Film
An Introduction to the Theory of Adaptation
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Book Presentation:
`It wasn't as good as the book' - this is the response to many a film adaptation, and even the starting point of many film reviews.
Novel to Film is the first sytematic theoretical account of the process by which the great (and not so great) works of literature are transformed into the good, bad (sometimes ugly) but always distinctive medium of cinema. Drawing upon recent relevant literary and film theory, the book provides careful analysis of the theory and practice of metamorphosis. The Scarlet Letter, Random Harvest, Great Expectations, Daisy Miller and Cape Fear provide case studies which represent a range of fiction and cinematic practice.
About the Author:
Brian McFarlane, Assistant Professor, Department of English, Monash University
> From the same author:
The Encyclopedia of British Film (2021)
Dir. Brian McFarlane and Anthony Slide
Subject: Countries > Great Britain
Four from the Forties (2018)
Arliss, Crabtree, Knowles and Huntington
Subject: Countries > Great Britain
Double-Act (2015)
The Remarkable Lives and Careers of Googie Withers and John McCallum
Subject: Actress > Googie Withers, John McCallum
Michael Winterbottom (2009)
by Brian McFarlane and Deane Williams
Subject: Director > Michael Winterbottom
New Australian cinema (1992)
sources and parallels in American and British films
by Brian McFarlane and Geoff Mayer
> On a related topic:
The History of German Literature on Film (2025)
Subject: Technique > Adaptation
Film Adaptations of Russian Classics (2024)
Dialogism and Authorship
Dir. Alexandra Smith and Olga Sobolev
Subject: Technique > Adaptation
Retelling Jane Austen (2024)
Essays on Recent Adaptations and Derivative Works
Dir. Tammy Powley and April Van Camp
Subject: Technique > Adaptation
English Classics in Audiovisual Translation (2024)
Dir. Irene Ranzato and Luca Valleriani
Subject: Technique > Adaptation
Hemingway and Film (2024)
Reflections on Teaching, Reading, and Understanding
Dir. Cam Cobb and Marc K. Dudley
Subject: Technique > Adaptation
Uncanny Fidelity (2023)
Recognizing Shakespeare in Twenty-First-Century Film and Television
by James Newlin
Subject: Technique > Adaptation
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