Andrew Davies

Informationen zum Autor Sarah Cardwell is Lecturer in Film and Television Studies at the University of Kent at Canterbury Klappentext Offers a critical appraisal of the work of screenwriter Andrew Davies ('Pride and Prejudice', 'The Way We Live Now'), and assesses his contribution to British television. Zusammenfassung Offers a critical appraisal of the work of screenwriter Andrew Davies ('Pride and Prejudice'! 'The Way We Live Now')! and assesses his contribution to British television. -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis General Editors' PrefaceAcknowledgementsIntroduction1. Andrew Davies: biographical sketch2. Questions of authorship3. Making his mark: Davies's non-adapted ('original') television work4. Authorship and adaptation: Davies's adaptations from 'non-classic' literature5. The classic-novel adaptations: Voice(s) and genre6. Distinguishing the televisual7. Conclusion: Davies, television, criticism and authorshipList of programmes, films and other textsBibliographyAppendix 1: 'The Signalman' by Charles DickensAppendix 2: Extract from 'The Way We Live Now' by Anthony TrollopeIndex

Product details

• Authors: Sarah Cardwell
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.05.2005
• EAN: 9780719064920
• ISBN: 978-0-7190-6492-0
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Television; The Television Series; Television (Manchester Paperba
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV