Framing Empire: Postcolonial Adaptations of Victorian Literature in Hollywood

This book examines postcolonial filmmakers adapting Victorian literature in Hollywood to contend with both the legacy of British imperialism and the influence of globalized media entities. Since decolonization, postcolonial writers and filmmakers have re—appropriated and adapted texts of the Victorian era as a way to ‘write back’ to the imperial centre. At the same time, the rise of international co—productions and multinational media corporations have called into question the effectiveness...