LITERATURE INTO FILM

Examination of the ways great world literature throughout world history has been adapted for the modern day moviegoing audience, from one medium to the other- from text to film or television series. Consideration of: 1. how filmmakers adapt literature to film, considering the conventions and artistic elements of each medium as well as the historical developments of each artform; 2. how film and literature may evoke similar or different meanings and emotional responses, considering historical, cultural, critical, theoretical, and other contexts for creation and reception, with attention to diverse artists in both literary and film genres, and stories representing experiences from across cultures, ethnicities, class, and genders; 3. how one artistic medium informs the other.