A Comparison Between Shakespeares Macbeth Polanskis Film Adaptation From 1971 And Kurzels Film Adaptation From 2015

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A Comparison between Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Polanski’s film adaptation from 1971 and Kurzel’s film adaptation from 2015

Author : Lukas Jan
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3668435472
Total Pages : 18 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (684 download)

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Download or read book A Comparison between Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Polanski’s film adaptation from 1971 and Kurzel’s film adaptation from 2015 written by Lukas Jan and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2017-04-20 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2016 in the subject Didactics for the subject English - Literature, Works, grade: 1,3, University of Tubingen, language: English, abstract: In the following, the original play will be compared to the film adaptations by Roman Polanski in 1971 and by Justin Kurzel in 2015. Additionally, the most important scenes and essential details in all three will be analyzed. Although technological progress affords humanity new possibilities in all sectors, be it communication systems, the news, education, bank transactions, or entertainment, it is inconceivable to dispense with books, letters or newspapers. Especially in the entertainment category, movies today are what novels were decades and centuries ago. They tell stories, history, sciences, etc. and like books they are grouped into various genres. By this observation they seem quite similar and the obvious difference is the textual information transfer of books compared to the audio-visual of movies. Not only “Macbeth”, but most of Shakespeare’s plays have been turned into films. His plays are surprisingly relevant in contemporary life and school. They are an integral component of general knowledge. The significance of “Macbeth” is obvious when you see how often it was reused. Already by 1908, the director Stuart Blackton produced the first film version of Shakespeare’s tragedy whereon many more followed, the best known by Welles, Kurosawa and Polanski. But how could these two famous directors transfer Shakespeare’s stage play into movies? Is the content adopted accurately or is it falsified? And what changes were accidentally or deliberately made?

A Comparison Between Shakespeare's Macbeth, Polanski's Film Adaptation from 1971 and Kurzel's Film Adaptation from 2015

Author : Lukas Jan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9783668435483
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (354 download)

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Download or read book A Comparison Between Shakespeare's Macbeth, Polanski's Film Adaptation from 1971 and Kurzel's Film Adaptation from 2015 written by Lukas Jan and published by . This book was released on 2017-06 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2016 in the subject English - Literature, Works, grade: 1,3, University of Tubingen, language: English, abstract: In the following, the original play will be compared to the film adaptations by Roman Polanski in 1971 and by Justin Kurzel in 2015. Additionally, the most important scenes and essential details in all three will be analyzed. Although technological progress affords humanity new possibilities in all sectors, be it communication systems, the news, education, bank transactions, or entertainment, it is inconceivable to dispense with books, letters or newspapers. Especially in the entertainment category, movies today are what novels were decades and centuries ago. They tell stories, history, sciences, etc. and like books they are grouped into various genres. By this observation they seem quite similar and the obvious difference is the textual information transfer of books compared to the audio-visual of movies. Not only "Macbeth," but most of Shakespeare's plays have been turned into films. His plays are surprisingly relevant in contemporary life and school. They are an integral component of general knowledge. The significance of "Macbeth" is obvious when you see how often it was reused. Already by 1908, the director Stuart Blackton produced the first film version of Shakespeare's tragedy whereon many more followed, the best known by Welles, Kurosawa and Polanski. But how could these two famous directors transfer Shakespeare's stage play into movies? Is the content adopted accurately or is it falsified? And what changes were accidentally or deliberately made?

Childhood in Contemporary Performance of Shakespeare

Author : Gemma Miller
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1350133167
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book Childhood in Contemporary Performance of Shakespeare written by Gemma Miller and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-04-16 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Child characters feature more numerously and prominently in the Shakespearean canon than in that of any other early modern playwright. Focusing on stage and film productions from the past four decades, this study addresses how Shakespeare's child characters are reflected, refracted and reinterpreted in performance. By adopting an interdisciplinary approach that incorporates close reading, semiotics, childhood studies, queer theory and performance studies, Gemma Miller explores how a close analysis of Shakespeare's child characters, both in the text and in performance, can reveal often uncomfortable truths about contemporary ideas of childhood, as well as offer fresh insights into the plays. Among the works and productions analysed are stage productions of Richard III by Sean Holmes and Thomas Ostermeier; Jamie Lloyd's and Michael Boyd's stage productions of Macbeth and the films of Roman Polanski and Justin Kurzel; Deborah Warner's stage production of Titus Andronicus and filmed adaptations by Jane Howell and Julie Taymor; and stage productions of The Winter's Tale by Nicholas Hytner, and by Kenneth Branagh and Rob Ashford, and the ballet adaptation by Christopher Wheeldon.

Adaptation: Theory, Criticism, Pedagogy

Author : Ljubica Matek
Publisher : FILOZOFSKI FAKULTET OSIJEK
ISBN 13 : 953314095X
Total Pages : 41 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (331 download)

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Download or read book Adaptation: Theory, Criticism, Pedagogy written by Ljubica Matek and published by FILOZOFSKI FAKULTET OSIJEK. This book was released on 2017-02-24 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book of Abstracts from the Adaptation: Theory, Criticism, Pedagogy conference held at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Osijek, Croatia, Feb. 23-25, 2017

ShakesFear and How to Cure It

Author : Ralph Alan Cohen
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1474228747
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (742 download)

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Download or read book ShakesFear and How to Cure It written by Ralph Alan Cohen and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-05-03 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For teachers and lovers of Shakespeare, ShakesFear and How to Cure It provides a comprehensive approach to the challenge and rewards of teaching Shakespeare and gives teachers both an overview of each of Shakespeare's 38 plays and specific classroom tools for teaching it. Written by a celebrated teacher, scholar and director of Shakespeare, it shows teachers how to use the text to make the words and the moments come alive for their students. It refutes the idea that Shakespeare's language is difficult and provides a survey of the plays by someone who has lived intimately with them on the page and on the stage.

Studying Shakespeare on Film

Author : Rebekah Owens
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
ISBN 13 : 1800345607
Total Pages : 137 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Studying Shakespeare on Film written by Rebekah Owens and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2021-06-15 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aimed at newcomers to literature and film, this book is a guide for the analysis of Shakespeare on film. Starting with an introduction to the main challenge faced by any director—the early-modern language—it presents case studies of the twelve films most often used in classroom teaching, including Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, and The Tempest.

Literature

Author : Amos Paran
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0194427498
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (944 download)

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Download or read book Literature written by Amos Paran and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-02-28 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Literature provides teachers with accessible pedagogy and practical advice for using literature in the classroom in learner-centred ways Focuses on ways in which both language development and literature learning can be achieved through careful design of tasks. Provides numerous activity ideas for a wide range of classroom contexts and types of literature. Makes reference to recent publications as well as more familiar, well known works of literature. Includes topics such as choosing texts and approaches, working with genres, and working with literature and other media. Extra resources are available on the website:www.oup.com/elt/teacher/itc

An Unexpected Journal: Shakespeare & Cultural Apologetics

Author : Jem Bloomfield
Publisher : An Unexpected Journal
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 333 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Unexpected Journal: Shakespeare & Cultural Apologetics written by Jem Bloomfield and published by An Unexpected Journal. This book was released on 2022-12-14 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reading Shakespeare through a Christian Lens Not only huge English literature fans or apologetics aficionados will be delighted by this special Advent issue of An Unexpected Journal. The aim is to interest the scholar, yes, but also the general reader who has no special knowledge of English literature, Shakespeare, or apologetics. The defense of the Christian faith believes that no domain of human experience. All areas, including the history of ideas political, philosophical, scientific, and social, are fair game for apologetic research and discussion. All that we express in literature (especially the dramatic arts) deals with our experience, and experience is tied to the One who Makes, Redeems, and Sanctifies experience. With features from guest editors: Joe Ricke: "A Guide to Reading this Volume," "Introduction," "Against Pessimism: As You Like It (or Not)" Sarah R.A. Waters: "Lewis, Lear, and The Four Loves" As well as contributions from Shakespearean Scholars: Jem Bloomfield: "Disclosures of Form" John D. Cox: "Paradoxia Shakespeareana" Jack Heller: "Dogberry’s Inscrutable Grace in Much Ado about Nothing" Laura Higgins: "Shakespeare’s Hidden Ghosts" Crystal Hurd: "Ophelia" Corey Latta: "Hamlet’s Father" and "Othello" Tony Lawton and Editors: "Shakespeare and Cultural Apologetics" Tracy Manning and Editors: "An Interview with Tracy Manning" Louis Markos: "Letters From Shakespeare: Love" and "Letters From Shakespeare: Fools" D.S. Martin: "A Poem Emerging From An Epigraph Concerning Hamlet’s Indirection" G. Connor Salter: "Adaptation and Cultural Apologetics" John Stanifer: "Authorship: A Poetic Meditation" Jennifer Woodruff Tait: "Scripture" and "Jaques Tells His Story" Grace Tiffany: “Who is’t can read a woman?” Gary L. Tandy: “O, I have ta’en too little care of this” Including excerpts from the works of William Shakespeare: "Sonnet 55" "Cordelia To Lear" "Isabella’s Speech (On Mercy)" "Bottom’s Dream + Biblical Source" "On Mercy and Prejudice" "Sonnet 116" And commentary from classic authors: "On Shakespeare" by George MacDonald "On MacBeth" by G.K. Chesterton Erasmus On Fools "On Shakespeare" by John Milton 250 pages Volume 5, Issue 4 (Advent 2022)

The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare

Author : Michael Dobson
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0191058157
Total Pages : 608 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare written by Michael Dobson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2015-10-15 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare is the most comprehensive reference work available on Shakespeare's life, times, works, and his 400-year global legacy. In addition to the authoritative A-Z entries, it includes nearly 100 illustrations, a chronology, a guide to further reading, a thematic contents list, and special feature entries on each of Shakespeare's works. Tying in with the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death, this much-loved Companion has been revised and updated, reflecting developments and discoveries made in recent years and to cover the performance, interpretation, and the influence of Shakespeare's works up to the present day. First published in 2001, the online edition was revised in 2011, with updates to over 200 entries plus 16 new entries. These online updates appear in print for the first time in this second edition, along with a further 35,000 new and revised words. These include more than 80 new entries, ranging from important performers, directors, and scholars (such as Lucy Bailey, Samuel West, and Alfredo Michel Modenessi), to topics as diverse as Shakespeare in the digital age and the ubiquity of plants in Shakespeare's works, to the interpretation of Shakespeare globally, from Finland to Iraq. To make information on Shakespeare's major works easier to find, the feature entries have been grouped and placed in a centre section (fully cross-referenced from the A-Z). The thematic listing of entries - described in the press as 'an invaluable panorama of the contents' - has been updated to include all of the new entries. This edition contains a preface written by much-lauded Shakespearian actor Simon Russell Beale. Full of both entertaining trivia and scholarly detail, this authoritative Companion will delight the browser and reward students, academics, as well as anyone wanting to know more about Shakespeare.

Shakespearean Drama, Disability, and the Filmic Stare

Author : Grace McCarthy
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000416828
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Shakespearean Drama, Disability, and the Filmic Stare written by Grace McCarthy and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-07-27 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shakespearean Drama, Disability, and the Filmic Stare synthesizes Laura Mulvey’s male gaze and Rosemarie Garland-Thomson’s stare into a new critical lens, the filmic stare, in order to understand and analyze the visual construction of disability in adaptations of Shakespearean drama. The book explores the intersections of adaptation studies, film studies, Shakespeare studies, and disability studies to analyze twentieth and twenty-first century representations of both physical disability and ‘madness’ in global cinematic film, television film, and digital broadcast cinema in Shakespeare’s works. Shakespearean Drama, Disability, and the Filmic Stare argues that the filmic stare does not differentiate between male and female characters with disabilities, or between powerful and powerless figures in disability representation. This multi-disciplinary volume is ideal for disability studies scholars, Shakespeare scholars, and those interested in adaptations of Shakespeare’s famous works.

Murdering Ministers

Author : Lars Kaaber
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1443898430
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (438 download)

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Download or read book Murdering Ministers written by Lars Kaaber and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2016-08-17 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Murdering Ministers" integrates everything worth knowing about Shakespeare’s "Macbeth" from four centuries of criticism and performances, stage as well as film, in a scene-by-scene close reading that provides the reader with an exhaustive knowledge of the play and answers questions that have captivated us for centuries. Did Burbage, the first Macbeth, enter on horseback? When does the idea of regicide first occur to the Macbeths? Why does Macbeth withhold part of the witches’ prophecy from his wife? Is Banquo honest? Did Shakespeare believe in witchcraft? Why is the play cursed? What has happened to the baby that Lady Macbeth has given suck? Answers to this and much more come from actors, critics, and directors of countless productions since 1606. Moreover, "Murdering Ministers" is an expedition into the historical context of "Macbeth": the politico-religious turmoil of Jacobean England. It is hardly a coincidence that Shakespeare’s play of regicide and witchcraft followed hard upon an assassination attempt on James I, author of a manual on black magic and how to detect it – but did the playwright mean to praise or to provoke his king with the Scottish Play? Finally, the book questions the tradition of the play as an exclusively sombre tragedy with all humour confined to the brief appearance of the porter in Act II. Macbeth is, in fact, full of hilarious dramatic irony rarely explored or exploited since the early 19th century. Although it may be a stretch to call it a comedy, there is plenty to laugh at. It wouldn’t be Shakespeare otherwise.

The Routledge Handbook of Shakespeare and Memory

Author : Andrew Hiscock
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317596846
Total Pages : 504 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (175 download)

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Download or read book The Routledge Handbook of Shakespeare and Memory written by Andrew Hiscock and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-08-09 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Routledge Handbook of Shakespeare and Memory introduces this vibrant field of study to students and scholars, whilst defining and extending critical debates in the area. The book begins with a series of "Critical Introductions" offering an overview of memory in particular areas of Shakespeare such as theatre, print culture, visual arts, post-colonial adaptation and new media. These essays both introduce the topic but also explore specific areas such as the way in which Shakespeare’s representation in the visual arts created a national and then a global poet. The entries then develop into more specific studies of the genre of Shakespeare, with sections on Tragedy, History, Comedy and Poetry, which include insightful readings of specific key plays. The book ends with a state of the art review of the area, charting major contributions to the debate, and illuminating areas for further study. The international range of contributors explore the nature of memory in religious, political, emotional and economic terms which are not only relevant to Shakespearean times, but to the way we think and read now.

Horror Literature through History [2 volumes]

Author : Matt Cardin
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1440842027
Total Pages : 1065 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (48 download)

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Download or read book Horror Literature through History [2 volumes] written by Matt Cardin and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2017-09-21 with total page 1065 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This two-volume set offers comprehensive coverage of horror literature that spans its deep history, dominant themes, significant works, and major authors, such as Stephen King, Edgar Allan Poe, and Anne Rice, as well as lesser-known horror writers. Many of today's horror story fans—who appreciate horror through movies, television, video games, graphic novels, and other forms—probably don't realize that horror literature is not only one of the most popular types of literature but one of the oldest. People have always been mesmerized by stories that speak to their deepest fears. Horror Literature through History shows 21st-century horror fans the literary sources of their favorite entertainment and the rich intrinsic value of horror literature in its own right. Through profiles of major authors, critical analyses of important works, and overview essays focused on horror during particular periods as well as on related issues such as religion, apocalypticism, social criticism, and gender, readers will discover the fascinating early roots and evolution of horror writings as well as the reciprocal influence of horror literature and horror cinema. This unique two-volume reference set provides wide coverage that is current and compelling to modern readers—who are of course also eager consumers of entertainment. In the first section, overview essays on horror during different historical periods situate works of horror literature within the social, cultural, historical, and intellectual currents of their respective eras, creating a seamless narrative of the genre's evolution from ancient times to the present. The second section demonstrates how otherwise unrelated works of horror have influenced each other, how horror subgenres have evolved, and how a broad range of topics within horror—such as ghosts, vampires, religion, and gender roles—have been handled across time. The set also provides alphabetically arranged reference entries on authors, works, and specialized topics that enable readers to zero in on information and concepts presented in the other sections.

The Globe Guide to Shakespeare

Author : Andrew Dickson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1681772647
Total Pages : 720 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (817 download)

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Download or read book The Globe Guide to Shakespeare written by Andrew Dickson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-09-06 with total page 720 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With full coverage of the thirty-nine Shakespearian plays (including a synopsis, full character list, stage history, and a critical essay for each), this comprehensive guide is both a quick reference and an in-depth background guide for theatre goers, students, film buffs, and lovers of literature. Along with an exploration of the Bard's sonnets and narrative poems, The Globe Guide to Shakespeare features fascinating accounts of Shakespeare's life and the Globe Theater itself, with colorful details about each play's original performance.This comprehensive guide includes up-to-date reviews of the best films and audio recordings of each play, from Laurence Olivier to Baz Luhrmann, Kozintsev to Kurosawa. The Globe Guide to Shakespeare is the quintessential celebration of all things Shakespearian.

Essential English Skills for the Australian Curriculum Year 10 2nd Edition

Author : Anne-Marie Brownhill
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1316607690
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (166 download)

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Download or read book Essential English Skills for the Australian Curriculum Year 10 2nd Edition written by Anne-Marie Brownhill and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016-07-18 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second edition of the popular Essential English Skills for the Australian Curriculum series has been updated for todays students. Providing support for differentiated learning and featuring flexible ICT tasks that encourage language and literacy development, the series is ideal for both classroom use and homework. The multilevel approach to key language and literacy skills caters to the different learning abilities in the classroom and assists teachers in matching tasks to the skill of their students. Three levels of carefully graded questions (Test yourself, Extend yourself and Challenge yourself) give every student an achievable starting point and the opportunity to enhance their skills.New text extracts and examples of classic and popular texts provide the very best support for todays students, while covering the requirements of the Australian Curriculum and the cross curricula priorities.Fully integrated tech challenges and online tasks encourage students to explore the impact of technology on their own language and literacy development. Each workbook includes a dedicated introduction to ICT in the classroom - Using Digital Technology for English skills - suggesting applications that can be used with the workbook.Solutions are available for teachers in downloadable PDF format. To access, teachers must activate the unique 16-character code provided by your Cambridge Education Resource Consultant in your Cambridge GO teacher account. Contact us for more details.

About "Macbeth". A Postmodern Film

Author : Samir Mandal
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9783668923652
Total Pages : 24 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (236 download)

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Download or read book About "Macbeth". A Postmodern Film written by Samir Mandal and published by . This book was released on 2019-03-20 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2017 in the subject Film Science, grade: B, University of Burdwan (Golapbag Campus), course: MA, language: English, abstract: Film studies have faced a great change in this postmodern era. It has moved from reality to hyper-reality, text to hypertext, radio to television and modernity to postmodernity. Electronics and digital media have overtaken the print media and eclipsed it. Fredric Jameson in his book Postmodernism says, "the priority of film over literature in jolting us out of print culture and/ or logocentrism, it remained an essentially modernist formulation, locked in a set of cultural values and categories which are in full Postmodernism demonstrably antiquated and "historical." That film has today become postmodernist...". Postmodernism blurs the boundary between high and low. Linda Hutcheon opines that "An adaptation is not vampiric: it does not draw the life-blood from its source and leave it dying or dead, nor is it paler than the adapted work. It may, on the contrary, keep that prior work alive, giving it an afterlife it would never have had otherwise". It transposes one genre to another. Both the film and the literature are equally valuable.

“Breakfast at Tiffany’s”. The Message of Truman Capote’s Novella Compared to the Film Adaptation

Author : Damaris Englert
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3656526222
Total Pages : 31 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (565 download)

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Download or read book “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”. The Message of Truman Capote’s Novella Compared to the Film Adaptation written by Damaris Englert and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2013-10-28 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2013 in the subject Communications - Movies and Television, grade: 1,7, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, course: Cultural Studies, language: English, abstract: The story of "Breakfast at Tiffany's" is well known: Holly, a young glamour girl, tries to find her way in New York City, relying on the favor of male benefactors who give her “powder-room change”, while at the same time she keeps chasing her dream of marrying a rich millionaire. Paul Varjak, a young writer, falls in love with her and tries to convince her to settle down with him. The movie has become a crucial cultural reference. But before the film, there was a source text: a novella by the same title, written by Truman Capote and published in 1958. The film adaption was made only three years later, by director Blake Edwards, scriptwriter George Axelrod and the producers Martin Jurow and Richard Shepherd. Those who have read Capote’s novella and have seen the film usually complain about huge difference between the two – and they undoubtedly have a point. However, adaptation studies have far too long concentrated on the issue of fidelity alone, implying that a story could just be projected on the screen without having to undergo change. But film and literature are two very different mediums and thus, in the process of an adaptation, transformation must occur. There is no need for proving that book and film are different – this has been discussed many times before and can be read in a great number of critical reviews. But there is much more to adaptation studies than a simple fidelity analysis. What I intend to do is to find out why book and film differ crucially in many points in order to prove that in spite of sharing (at least in big part) the same characters, the same setting, important parts of the story, key motifs and even often the same dialogues, the novella Breakfast at Tiffany’s and the film based on it actually tell very different stories with very different, even contradictory underlying messages and thus with a very different reception and impact.