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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818390803321

Autore

Leibfried Philip <1948->

Titolo

Rudyard Kipling and Sir Henry Rider Haggard on screen, stage, radio, and television / / by Philip Leibfried

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Jefferson, North Carolina ; ; London, [England] : , : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, , 2000

©2000

ISBN

1-4766-0931-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Disciplina

791.436

Soggetti

Adventure stories, English

Fantasy fiction, English

Film adaptations - History and criticism

Television adaptations - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Introduction; Rudyard Kipling Filmography; H. Rider Haggard Filmography; Rudyard Kipling Stage Adaptations; H. Rider Haggard Stage Adaptations; Rudyard Kipling Radio Adaptations; H. Rider Haggard Radio Adaptations; Rudyard Kipling Television Adaptations; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Rudyard Kipling and Sir Henry Rider Haggard--close friends--wrote about adventure and the exotic in very different ways. Examined together, their works illuminate each other. The writings of both have been adapted to the screen, stage, television, and radio numerous times (with varying degrees of fidelity) and this is a complete guide to those adaptations. In the main section of the book each original literary work is summarized, followed by a complete filmography and an analysis of each film based on that story or poem. Additional sections provide information on adaptations for radio, stage,