Literature and Film in the Historical Dimension

by Florida State University Conference on Literature and Film (15th : 1990); Simons, John D.

• ISBN13: 9780813012858
• ISBN10: 0813012856
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1994-01-01
• Publisher: Univ Pr of Florida

Summary

Introduction: Storytelling as a Cognitive Instrument, by John D. Simons Rewriting the Risorgimento in Sicily: Vincenzo Consolo's IlSorriso Dell'ignoto Marinaio,by T. O'Neill From Printed Page to Screen: "The Voyage of Charles Darwin," by Julie S. Gibert South Africa from Text to Film:Cry FreedomandA Dry White Season,by Victoria Carchidi Film as Historical Text:Danton,by Elaine McAllister The Reigns of Power: Foucault, Feminism, andDangerous Liaisons,by Majda K. Anderson The Subject in/of History:Hiroshima Mon Amour,by Nancy Lane Lacan and Postmodernism in Brautigan'sDreaming of Babylon,by Mark Hedborn Dialectics of Transvaluation in Edith Wharton'sThe House of Mirth,by Rita Di Giuseppe The Yellow River Turning Blue, The Yellow River Turning Red:He Shangand the "Cultural Craze" Movement, by Balance T.P. Chow Ishmael Reed's Postmodern Revolt, by Erik D. Curren Adaptation, History, and Textual Suppression: Literary Sources of Hitchcock'sSabotage,by Thomas Hemmeter What Movie Are We Watching Here? Cinematic Quotation in Recent Hollywood Films, by Linda Anderson The Cinematic Adaptation: The Case ofLos Santos Inocentes,by Patricia Santoro John D. Simons is professor of German, Florida State University.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Storytelling as a Cognitive Instrument	p. 1
Rewriting the Risorgimento in Sicily: Vincenzo Consolo's Il Sorriso Dell'ignoto Marinaio	p. 13
From Printed Page to Screen: "The Voyage of Charles Darwin"	p. 33
South Africa from Text to Film: Cry Freedom and A Dry White Season	p. 47
Film as Historical Text: Danton	p. 63
The Reigns of Power: Foucault, Feminism, and Dangerous Liaisons	p. 75
The Subject In/Of History: Hiroshima Mon Amour	p. 89
Lacan and Postmodernism in Brautigan's Dreaming of Babylon	p. 101
Dialectic of Transvaluation in Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth	p. 111
The Yellow River Turning Blue, the Yellow River Turning Red: He Shang and the "Cultural Craze" Movement	p. 125
Ishmael Reed's Postmodern Revolt	p. 139
Adaptation, History, and Textual Suppression: Literary Sources of Hitchcock's Sabotage	p. 149
What Movie Are We Watching Here? Cinematic Quotation in Recent Hollywood Films	p. 163
The Cinematic Adaptation: The Case of Los Santos Inocentes	p. 173
Index	p. 183
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