Sarah Cardwell

Andrew Davies

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Produktbeschreibung

Andrew Davies is the creator of the British TV programs" Pride and Prejudice, Othello, " and "The Way We Live Now." Although best known for his adaptations of the work of writers such as Jane Austen and George Eliot, he has written numerous original drama series, single plays, films, stage plays and books. This volume offers a critical appraisal of Davies's work, and assesses his contribution to British television.

Produktdetails

• Television (Manchester Hardcov
• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Seitenzahl: 227
• Erscheinungstermin: Juli 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 224mm x 141mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 413g
• ISBN-13: 9780719064913
• ISBN-10: 0719064910
• Artikelnr.: 22366323

Autorenporträt

Sarah Cardwell is Lecturer in Film and Television Studies at the University of Kent.

Inhaltsangabe

General Editors' Preface Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Andrew Davies:
biographical sketch 2. Questions of authorship 3. Making his mark: Davies's
non-adapted ('original') television work 4. Authorship and adaptation:
Davies's adaptations from 'non-classic' literature 5. The classic-novel
adaptations: Voice(s) and genre 6. Distinguishing the televisual 7.
Conclusion: Davies, television, criticism and authorship List of
programmes, films and other texts Bibliography Appendix 1: 'The Signalman'
by Charles Dickens Appendix 2: Extract from 'The Way We Live Now' by
Anthony Trollope Index