Cultural Afterlives and Screen Adaptations of Classic Literature

Download or read book Cultural Afterlives and Screen Adaptations of Classic Literature written by H. Shachar and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-07-17 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Film and television adaptations of classic literature have held a longstanding appeal for audiences, an appeal that this book sets out to examine. With a particular focus on Wuthering Heights , the book examines adaptations made from the 1930s to the twenty-first century, providing an understanding of how they help shape our cultural landscape.