French literature on screen

Know about the book -

French literature on screen is written by Homer B. Pettey and published by Manchester University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1526133164 (ISBN 10) and 9781526133168 (ISBN 13).

This collection presents new essays in the complex field of French literary adaptation. Using a variety of textual and interpretive approaches, it sheds light on issues of gender, sexuality, class, politics and social conventions while acknowledging a range of contexts, from the commercial to the archival and the aesthetic. The chapters, written by eminent international scholars, run chronologically from The Count of Monte Cristo through Proust and Bonjour, Tristesse to Philippe Djian’s Oh... (adapted for the screen as Elle). Collectively, they fill a need for contemporary discussions on the significance of France’s literary representations in the history of global cinema.