Most books on film adaptationmdash;the relation between films and their literary sourcesmdash;focus on a series of close one-to-one comparisons between specific films and canonical novels. This volume identifies and investigates a far wider array of problems posed by the process of adaptation. Beginning with an examination of why adaptation study has so often supported the institution of literature rather than fostering the practice of literacy; Thomas Leitch considers how the creators of short silent films attempted to give them the weight of literature; what sorts of fidelity are possible in an adaptation of sacred scripture; what it means for an adaptation to pose as an introduction to; rather than a transcription of; a literary classic; and why and how some films have sought impossibly close fidelity to their sources. After examining the surprisingly divergent fidelity claims made by three different kinds of canonical adaptations; Leitchs analysis moves beyond literary sources to consider why a small number of adapters have risen to the status of auteurs and how illustrated books; comic strips; video games; and true stories have been adapted to the screen. The range of films studied; from silent Shakespeare to Sherlock Holmes to The Lord of the Rings; is as broad as the problems that come under review.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Trolley poles and pantagraphs south of PortlandBy G. HulinWillamette Valley Railways is one of the more than 4;000 local history titles published by Arcadia Publishing; and part of Arcadias "Images of Rail" series. However; this 2008 publication has one key word missing from its title: "Electric." The subject of the book is Willamette Valley Electric Railways; and provides history and illustration of the areas interurban and street railways; but does not deal with steam railroads.The Willamette Valley is Oregon most populous region; extending 120 miles south from Portland through Salem; Albany; Corvallis and Eugene. The book is divided into eight chapters: Portland Area Interurbans (1891-1958); Oregon Electric Railway (1908-1933); United Railways (1911-1923); SP Red Electrics (1914-1929); Willamette Valley Southern (1915-1933); Salem Street Railways (1889-1927); Albany Street Railways (1889-1918) and Eugene Street Railways (1891-1927).Portland Street Railways; the Oregon Electric Railway and the SP Red Electrics have been covered in other books; but this volume collects the basic company histories; photos; maps; timetables and vintage advertising in one handy reference. Some of the photos have been often published; but many obtained from museum and local library collections will be new to most readers. The book consists mostly of photos and captions; with just one page of historical text per chapter. The dates included with each chapter title refer solely to the years of passenger operation. In most cases this conforms to the companys history; but in the case of the Oregon Electric Railway; electric freight operation continued another dozen years into 1945 and the corporate identity lasted past the Burlington Northern merger; Oregon Electric being a subsidiary of the Spokane; Portland and Seattle Railway.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Very informative but the maps need work.By OregonBubbaVery informative but the maps need work.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great Historical PicturesBy Marty BernardI knew nothing about the history of the electric railroads in the Willamette. Now I know a lot. I know much about electric railroads in general and there are a few minor technical mistakes that do not distract from the great pictures. If you want to understand the history of the Willamette Valley; this is a big and important piece of it.
