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Drawing on Cormac McCarthy's recently opened archive, as well as interviews with several of his collaborators, this book presents the first comprehensive overview of McCarthy's writing for film and theater, as well as film adaptations of his novels.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction. Cormac McCarthy, Center Stage
- Chapter 1. First Forays: Early Film Interest and The Gardener’s Son
- Chapter 2. The Unproduced Screenplays: “Cities of the Plain,” “Whales and Men,” and “No Country for Old Men“
- Chapter 3. Works for Theater: The Stonemason and The Sunset Limited
- Chapter 4. Keeping the Faith: All the Pretty Horses and The Road
- Chapter 5. Tragic Success Stories: No Country for Old Men and The Sunset Limited
- Chapter 6. Great Expectations: The Counselor and Child of God
- Conclusion. Bears That Dance, Bears That Don’t: The Attempts to Adapt Blood Meridian
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Über den Autor / die Autorin
STACEY PEEBLES is an associate professor of English and director of film studies at Centre College. She is vice president of the Cormac McCarthy Society, editor of the
Cormac McCarthy Journal, and author of
Welcome to the Suck: Narrating the American Soldier’s Experience in Iraq.
Zusammenfassung
Drawing on Cormac McCarthy’s recently opened archive, as well as interviews with several of his collaborators, this book presents the first comprehensive overview of McCarthy’s writing for film and theater, as well as film adaptations of his novels.
