The History of Russian Literature on Film by Marina Korneeva,... - 9798765111314

The History of Russian Literature on FilmAuthor(s): Marina Korneeva, David Gillespie\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, United States\nImprint: Bloomsbury Academic\nISBN-13: 9798765111314, 979-8765111314\nSynopsis\nUnlike most previous studies of literature and film, which tend to privilege particular authors, texts, or literary periods, David Gillespie and Marina Korneeva consider the multiple functions of filmed Russian literature as a cinematic subject in its own rightone reflecting the specific political and aesthetic priorities of different national and historical cinemas. In this first and only comprehensive study of cinemas various engagements of Russian literature focusing on the large period [tel], The History of Russian Literature on Film highlights the ways these adaptations emerged from and continue to shape the social, artistic, and commercial aspects of film history.