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The majority of scholarly treatments for film adaptation are put forth by experts on film and film analysis, thus with the focus being on film. Analyzing Literature-to-Film Adaptations looks at film adaptation from a fresh perspective, that of writer or creator of literary fiction. In her book, Snyder explores both literature and film as separate entities, detailing the analytical process of interpreting novels and short stories, as well as films. She then introduces a means to analyzing literature-to-film adaptations, drawing from the concept of intertextual comparison. Snyder writes not only from the perspective of a fiction writer but also as an instructor of writing, literature, and film adaptation. She employs the use of specific film adaptations (Frankenstein, Children of Men, Away from Her) to show the analytical process put into practice. Her approach to film adaptation is designed for students just beginning their academic journey but also for those students well on their way. The book also is written for high school and college instructors who teach film adaptations in the classroom.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Introduction (p. 1)
• Part 1 The Creation and Study of Literature (p. 19)
• 1 Premeditation (p. 21)
• 2 On Literary Creation (p. 25)
• 3 Before the Beginning: Understanding the Study of Literature to Understand the Role of Literature in Our Lives (p. 31)
• 4 Literary Criticism/Analysis: Putting Theory into Practice (p. 39)
• 5 The List (p. 73)
• 6 A First Close Reading-Maria: The Injustices of Being a Woman (p. 77)
• 7 Beginning Maria, Beginning Sentences, Beginning Literary Creation (p. 81)
• 8 Critics on Women's Creations (p. 87)
• 9 Women Writers and Strategy (p. 95)
• 10 Deconstruction and Monsters (p. 111)
• 11 The Multiplicitous Nature of Intertextuality: Maria and Sentences (p. 121)
• Part 2 On Literature Becoming Film (p. 135)
• 12 My Novel as a Film (p. 137)
• 13 A Marriage of Media? (p. 143)
• 14 Attempts at a Screenplay (p. 151)
• Part 3 The Creation and Study of Film (p. 155)
• 15 My History with, and an Abbreviated History of, Film (p. 157)
• 16 Film Production (p. 171)
• 17 The Elements of Film (p. 177)
• 18 Film Analysis (p. 183)
• Part 4 The Literature-to-Film Adaptation Conundrum (p. 195)
• 19 Approaching Literature-to-Film Adaptation (p. 197)
• 20 The Conundrum in Practice (p. 201)
• 21 Twelve Observations about Literature-to-Film Adaptation Studies: A Disgruntled Novelist's Perspective (p. 239)
• 22 Literature-to-Film Adaptation Analysis: Charting Some New Territory (p. 243)
• 23 Why Teach Literature-to-Film Adaptation Analysis? Why Learn It? (p. 261)
• Appendix A1 ôThe Bear Came Over the Mountainö: Formalist Questions for a Close Textual Reading of the Story (p. 265)
• Appendix A2 Questions to Ask of Film-Away from Her (p. 267)
• Appendix A3 Questions of Away from Her (and its source text)-To Discuss in Class (p. 269)
• Appendix A4 Intertextual Comparison of a Literature-to-Film Adaptation (p. 271)
• Appendix A5 Grade Sheet for Intertextual Comparison Paper (p. 275)
• Appendix A6 Sample Paper One (p. 277)
• Appendix A7 Sample Paper Two (p. 281)
• Appendix B ENG 260: Lit, Flicks, and Chicks (p. 285)
• Appendix C Sample Academic Essay: A Study in Intertextual Comparison (p. 289)
• Bibliography (p. 301)
• Index (p. 311)