|伊丽莎白·弗格森|
In today’s rush to produce more and more content for the silver screen, there is no shortage of cinematic adaptations of literary works. This concept and process is not new, however—directors and screenwriters have long been retelling beloved classics in feature-film format. Take, for example, Francis Ford Coppola’s adaptation ofDracula。或者，弗朗索瓦·特吕弗的采取对雷·布拉德伯里的华氏451度和詹姆斯鲸鱼版Frankenstein。Even current works, such as the哈利·波特和饥饿游戏系列中，发现在电影界取得巨大成功。Books to Film: Cinematic Adaptations of Literary Works,a new annual series offered onGale’sGVRL电子书平台, explores the vast world of film adaptation. Entries discuss basic plot summaries of featured books and films; examine critical reaction to each adaptation at the time of their respective releases; provide biographical information on authors, directors, and screenwriters; and explore the process by which the book is transformed into a film. Adaptations covered range “from the silent period (1895–1927) through to contemporary cinema, from studios major and minor as well as independents, from Hollywood and around the globe” as Editor in Chief Barry Keith Grant writes in his introduction to Volume 1. Literary works covered include fiction and nonfiction, canonical works and bestsellers, classic and contemporary works, and long and short writing.
