ENG 232 - Literature Into Film(

Institution:

Virginia Wesleyan University

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An examination of the differences between literary and film narrative. Both popular fiction and classics are used in looking at how plot, characterization, setting, spectacle, and other aspects of storytelling change depending on whether the medium is the written word, the stage, or the screen. Adaptations that attempt to preserve significant parts of the original and ones that completely reword it will be reviewed. Also studied are how film versions of a classic work affect how contemporary audiences read the original. Prerequisite: English 105 with grade of C or better and either sophomore status or consent. Does not fulfill General Studies sophomore literature requirement. Offered in selected Winter Sessions.

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.vwu.edu

Phone Number:

(757) 455-3200

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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