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The Ridley Scott Encyclopedia

Laurence Raw - Performing Arts - 2009 - 348 pages
From his first feature film, The Duellists, to his international successes Alien, Blade Runner, Thelma and Louise, Black Hawk Down, Gladiator, and American Gangster, Ridley ...
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Adapting Nathaniel Hawthorne to the Screen: Forging New Worlds

Laurence Raw - Literary Criticism - 2008 - 196 pages
Considered one of the greatest of American authors, Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864) created a memorable body of literature, which included the novels The Scarlet Letter and The ...
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Adapting Henry James to the Screen: Gender, Fiction, and Film

Laurence Raw - Literary Criticism - 2007 - 324 pages
Adapting a novel for cinema or television is first and foremost a business enterprise, where the screenwriter has to take into account the wishes of conflicting interest groups ...
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Redefining Adaptation Studies

Dennis Cutchins, Laurence Raw, James M. Welsh - Performing Arts - 2010 - 196 pages
Transcending the literature/film paradigm of typical film adaptation courses, these essays focus on the idea of 'adaptation' and what it means in different socio-political ...
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The Pedagogy of Adaptation

Dennis Cutchins, Laurence Raw, James M. Welsh - Performing Arts - 2010 - 204 pages
This collection of essays focuses on numerous contexts to emphasize why film adaptations matter to students of literature. Written by specialists in a variety of fields ...
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Translation, Adaptation and Transformation

Laurence Raw - Language Arts & Disciplines - 2012 - 242 pages
Examines what adaptation and translation are, and moves towards theorizing both as coherent disciplines.
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Character Actors in Horror and Science Fiction Films, 1930Ð1960

Laurence Raw - Performing Arts - 2012 - 232 pages
This biographical dictionary presents a stellar lineup of talented, versatile character actors who regularly appeared in horror and science fiction films during Hollywood’s ...
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The Adaptation of History: Essays on Ways of Telling the Past

Laurence Raw, Defne Ersin Tutan - Performing Arts - 2012 - 244 pages
This collection of essays asks the question “What is history?” and considers how history is shaped in different socioeconomic contexts. The writers take a transdisciplinary ...
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The Adaptation of History: Essays on Ways of Telling the Past

Laurence Raw, Defne Ersin Tutan - Performing Arts - 2012 - 243 pages
This collection of essays asks the question "What is history?" and considers how history is shaped in different socioeconomic contexts. The writers take a transdisciplinary ...
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