German books in print
Title | German books in print PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1420 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Catalogs, Publishers' |
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Title | German books in print PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1420 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Catalogs, Publishers' |
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Title | The History of German Literature on Film PDF eBook |
Author | Christiane Schönfeld |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Pages | 721 |
Release | 2023-06-15 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 162892375X |
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.
Title | Humour and successful children's films PDF eBook |
Author | André F. Nebe |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Pages | 431 |
Release | 2023-06-18 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 3658403233 |
André F. Nebe uses his humour structure analysis to make viewers' preferences and corresponding audiovisual offerings in films visible. Complex and multi-layered audiovisual (hypotactic) humour is used in the more successful films, while less successful films make simple (paratactic) humour offerings. The humour structure analysis offers insights into promising humour offerings and can also be used in the story development phase for writers, directors, producers and dramaturges.
Title | The Europeanness of European Cinema PDF eBook |
Author | Mary Harrod |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Pages | 284 |
Release | 2014-12-19 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 1786739666 |
From The Artist to The White Ribbon, from Oscar to Palme d'Or-winning productions, European filmmaking is more prominent, world-wide, than ever before. This book identifies the distinctive character of European cinema, both in films and as a critical concept, asking: what place does European cinema have in an increasingly globalized world? Including in-depth analyses of production and reception contexts, as well as original readings of key European films from leading experts in the field, it re-negotiates traditional categories such as auteurism, art cinema and national cinemas. As the first publication to explore 'Europeanness' in cinema, this book refocuses and updates historically significant areas of study in relation to this term. Leading scholars in European cinema - including Thomas Elsaesser, Tim Bergfelder, Anne Jackel, Lucy Mazdon and Ginette Vincendeau - acknowledge the transnational character of European filmmaking whilst also exploring the oppositions between European and Hollywood filmmaking, considering the value of the 'European' label in the circulation of films within and beyond the continent. The Europeanness of European Cinema makes a lively, timely intervention in the fields of European and transnational film studies.
Title | The Golden Yarn PDF eBook |
Author | Cornelia Funke |
Publisher | Pushkin Children's Books |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2016-11 |
Genre | Adventure stories |
ISBN | 9781782691266 |
First publication of the third book in Cornelia Funke's internationally bestselling Mirrorworld series
Title | Deutsches Wörterbuch PDF eBook |
Author | Jacob Grimm |
Publisher | |
Pages | 894 |
Release | 1852 |
Genre | German language |
ISBN |
Title | Inkheart (Inkheart Trilogy, Book 1) PDF eBook |
Author | Cornelia Funke |
Publisher | Scholastic Inc. |
Pages | 555 |
Release | 2011-10-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0545406234 |
From internationally acclaimed storyteller Cornelia Funke, this bestselling, magical epic is now out in paperback!One cruel night, Meggie's father reads aloud from a book called INKHEART-- and an evil ruler escapes the boundaries of fiction and lands in their living room. Suddenly, Meggie is smack in the middle of the kind of adventure she has only read about in books. Meggie must learn to harness the magic that has conjured this nightmare. For only she can change the course of the story that has changed her life forever. This is INKHEART--a timeless tale about books, about imagination, about life. Dare to read it aloud.