Andrew Davies by Sarah Cardwell (2005, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherManchester University Press
ISBN-100719064929
ISBN-139780719064920
eBay Product ID (ePID)46870329
Product Key Features
Book TitleAndrew Davies
Number of Pages240 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicCultural Heritage, Television / Screenwriting, Television / History & Criticism, Entertainment & Performing Arts
Publication Year2005
IllustratorYes
GenrePerforming Arts, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorSarah Cardwell
Book SeriesThe Television Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight11 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2005-299723
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal823/.914
Table Of ContentGeneral Editors' Preface Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Andrew Davies: biographical sketch 2. Questions of authorship 3. Making his mark: Davies's non-adapted ('original') television work 4. Authorship and adaptation: Davies's adaptations from 'non-classic' literature 5. The classic-novel adaptations: Voice(s) and genre 6. Distinguishing the televisual 7. Conclusion: Davies, television, criticism and authorship List of programmes, films and other texts Bibliography Appendix 1: 'The Signalman' by Charles Dickens Appendix 2: Extract from 'The Way We Live Now' by Anthony Trollope Index
SynopsisOne of Britain's foremost TV practitioners, Andrew Davies is the creator of programmes such as 'A Very Peculiar Practice', 'To Serve Them All My Days', 'Pride and Prejudice', 'Othello' and 'The Way We Live Now'. Although best known for his adaptations of the work of writers such as Jane Austen and George Eliot, he has written numerous original drama series, single plays, films, stage plays and books. This volume offers a critical appraisal of Davies's work, and assesses his contribution to British television. Cardwell also explores the conventional notions of authorship and auteurism which are challenged by Davies's work. Can we identify Davies as the author of the varied texts attributed to him? If so, does an awareness of his authorial role aid our interpretation and evaluation of those texts? How does the phenomenon of adaptation affect the issue of authorship? How important is 'the author' to television? This book will appeal to both an academic readership, and to the many people who have taken pleasure in Davies's work., One of Britain's foremost TV practitioners, Andrew Davies is the creator of programmes such as A Very Peculiar Practice, To Serve Them All My Days, Pride and Prejudice, Othello and The Way We Live Now. Although best known for his adaptations of the work of writers such as Jane Austen and George Eliot, he has written numerous original drama series, single plays, films, stage plays and books. This volume offers a critical appraisal of Davies's work, and assesses his contribution to British television. Cardwell also explores the conventional notions of authorship and auteurism which are challenged by Davies's work. Can we identify Davies as the author of the varied texts attributed to him? If so, does an awareness of his authorial role aid our interpretation and evaluation of those texts? How does the phenomenon of adaptation affect the issue of authorship? How important is 'the author' to television? This book will appeal to both an academic readership, and to the many people who have taken pleasure in Davies's work., 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.
LC Classification NumberPN1992.4
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