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The History of German Literature on Film (Hardcover)
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The History of German Literature on Film (Hardcover)
Series: The History of World Literatures on Film
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This book tells the story of German-language literature on film,
beginning with pioneering motion picture adaptations of Faust in
1897 and early debates focused on high art as mass culture. It
explores, analyzes and contextualizes the so-called 'golden age' of
silent cinema in the 1920s, the impact of sound on adaptation
practices, the abuse of literary heritage by Nazi filmmakers, and
traces the role of German-language literature in exile and postwar
films, across ideological boundaries in divided Germany, in New
German Cinema, and in remakes and movies for cinema as well as
television and streaming services in the 21st century. Having
provided the narrative core to thousands of films since the late
19th century, many of German cinema's most influential masterpieces
were inspired by canonical texts, popular plays, and even
children's literature. Not being restricted to German adaptations,
however, this book also traces the role of literature originally
written in German in international film productions, which sheds
light on the interrelation between cinema and key historical
events. It outlines how processes of adaptation are shaped by
global catastrophes and the emergence of nations, by materialist
conditions, liberal economies and capitalist imperatives, political
agendas, the mobility of individuals, and sometimes by the desire
to create reflective surfaces and, perhaps, even art. Commercial
cinema's adaptation practices have foregrounded economic interest,
but numerous filmmakers throughout cinema history have turned to
German-language literature not simply to entertain, but as a
creative contribution to the public sphere, marking adaptation
practice, at least potentially, as a form of active citizenship.
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