Literary Adaptations in Black American Cinema: Expanded Edition

by Barbara Tepa Lupack

Book Overview

A comprehensive analysis of the ways in which the black American experience has been depicted in film adaptations of popular literature.

The cinematic representation of blacks, especially in silent and early film, was shaped not only by the sentimental racism of the culture but also by the popular literature that distorted black experience and restricted black characters to minor, stereotyped roles. By contrast, in the works of black writers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 158046372X
• ISBN13: 9781580463720
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: University of Rochester Press
• Length: 612 Pages
• Weight: 1.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"