This lively and accessible textbook, written by an expert in film studies, provides a fascinating introduction to the process and art of literature-to-film adaptations. <br><ul><br><li>Provides a lively, rigorous, and clearly written account of key moments in the history of the novel from Don Quixote and Robinson Crusoe up to <i>Lolita</i> and <i>One Hundred Years of Solitude</i> <br><li>Includes diversity of topics and titles, such as Fielding, Nabokov, and Cervantes in adaptations by Welles, Kubrick, and the French New Wave <br><li>Emphasizes both the literary texts themselves and their varied transtextual film adaptations <br><li>Examines numerous literary trends – from the self-conscious novel to magic realism – before exploring the cinematic impact of the movement <br><li>Reinvigorates the field of adaptation studies by examining it through the grid of contemporary theory <br><li>Brings novels and film adaptations into the age of multiculturalism, postcoloniality, and the Internet by reflecting on their contemporary relevance.</li></ul>