EN 360 - Film and Literature

Institution:

Hilbert College

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Description:

A study of the relationship between literature and film, the course carefully studies the progress of film adaptation and the attendant concerns of metaphor, symbol, and characterization as they apply to prose fiction and film. The student is encouraged to critically assess film adaptations of the fictional works of such authors as Joseph Conrad, John Updike, James M. Cain, Vladimir Nabokov, Judith Guest, Franz Kafka and others. The course also deals with the status of the director and screenwriter as the film medium’s expositors and interpreters of the literary canon.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.hilbert.edu

Phone Number:

(716) 649-7900

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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