The Fantastic Made Visible: Essays on the Adaptation of Science Fiction and Fantasy from Page to Screen

by Matthew Wilhelm Kapell (Editor), Ace G. Pilkington (Editor)

Overview

Fantasy and science fiction began in print, and from the first films to the latest blockbusters, print stories have provided the inspirations, the ideas, and in some cases the detailed blueprints. Adaption Studies has long been an area of intense debate in literature and film studies, but no single work has ever approached fantasy and science fiction texts as unique and important areas of inquiry by themselves. The Fantastic Made Visible with 16 fresh essays is the first book to do exactly that.

From the earliest adaptations of Jules Verne, Robert A. Heinlein, and Shakespeare to recent films based on The Hobbit, Planet of the Apes, and The Hunger Games, this book offers a wide range of critical approaches and films from around the world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786496198
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Publication date:	05/01/2015
Pages:	252
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Matthew Wilhelm Kapell teaches American studies, anthropology, and writing at Pace University in New York. The late Ace G. Pilkington was a professor of English and history at Dixie State University. He was the author or editor of eight books and had published more than 100 articles, reviews, short stories and poems.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vi

Introduction: Science Fiction and Fantasy Conquer the World Ace G. Pilkington 1

One Destination, Many Journeys: Jules Verne's Center of the Earth on Screen Brian Taves 13

From Selenite Suicide to Bonestell Backdrops: Robert A. Heinlein on the Course to Destination Moon Rafeeq O. McGiveron 28

Forbidden Planet: Aliens, Monsters and Fictions of Nuclear Disaster Ace G. Pilkington 43

A Daughter, a Mother and a Mirror: "Snow White" and Hollywood Kate Wolford 60

Updating Form, Content and Culture: The Strange Case of Three 2012 Snow White Films Luis Guadaño 70

"Look, you fools, you're in danger!" Cultural Snapshots in Four Iterations of Invasion of the Body Snatchers Kelley Crowley 85

Damn Dirty Dames: Dissecting Difference in Planet of the Apes Dean Conrad Lynne Magowan 101

The Amplification and Avoidance of Homosexual Love in the Translation of Tolkien's Work from Books to Films Roger Kaufman 117

Media and Hyperreality in the Film Adaptations of the Suzanne Collins' Hunger Games Trilogy Mollie Gagnon 133

The Russian Literary Tradition Goes Hollywood: Night Watch, Day Watch and Substitution of Narrative Experientialit Olga A. Pilkington 145

From (Pseudo)encyclopedic Fiction to America's First Superhero: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Nils Bothmann 161

From Screen to Shining Screen: The Wizard of Oz in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction Annah E. MacKenzie 175

Ancient Myths, Modern Movie: Harry Potter in Our Minds and on the Screen Cathy Leogrande 192

Racebending: Race, Adaptation and the Films I, Robot and I Am Legend William Hart 207

Conclusion: Adaptation or Translation? Matthew Wilhelm Kapell 223

About the Contributors 231

Index 235

Editorial Reviews

quite fascinating...recommended”— Journal of American Culture.

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