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Lecturer(s)
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Fonfárová Vladimíra, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Adapting a literary work into audiovisual form: key terms and concepts from adaptation theory Elizabethan theatre as musical: adapting the works of William Shakespeare Anti-romanticism in the text versus romanticism on the screen: adapting Jane Austen's works Monsters and the roots of evil in horror adaptations of Mary Shelley's work Mythology and folklore in adaptations of Bram Stoker's works Female victims versus heroines in the adaptations of R. L. Stevenson's works From innocence to experience: adaptations of Henry James's works Adapting Arthur Conan Doyle's works for the 21st century The story of (secret) mourning: an adaptation of Christopher Isherwood's work Implicit vs. explicit homoeroticism in the adaptations of Anne Rice's work
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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- Home preparation for classes
- 50 hours per semester
- Term paper
- 42 hours per semester
- Participation in classes
- 28 hours per semester
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| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| describe the process of adapting a literary work |
| describe the process of adapting a literary work |
| explain basic concepts and terms from the theory of adaptation of a literary work into an audiovisual form |
| explain basic concepts and terms from the theory of adaptation of a literary work into an audiovisual form |
| identify the specifics of the adaptation of a literary work into audiovisual form with regard to the type of audiovisual medium |
| identify the specifics of the adaptation of a literary work into audiovisual form with regard to the type of audiovisual medium |
| distinguish an adaption from non-adaptation |
| distinguish an adaption from non-adaptation |
| describe the aesthetic features of selected genres and their translation into audiovisual form |
| describe the aesthetic features of selected genres and their translation into audiovisual form |
| Skills |
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| analyze the process of adaptation of a literary work |
| analyze the process of adaptation of a literary work |
| identify the problems that occur when adapting a literary work into audiovisual form |
| identify the problems that occur when adapting a literary work into audiovisual form |
| analyze chosen adaptations of literary works |
| analyze chosen adaptations of literary works |
| assess aesthetic qualities of selected adaptations of literary works |
| assess aesthetic qualities of selected adaptations of literary works |
| assess the cultural contribution of audiovisual adaptations of literary works |
| assess the cultural contribution of audiovisual adaptations of literary works |
| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing) |
| Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing) |
| Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming) |
| Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming) |
| Individual work of students |
| Individual work of students |
| Skills |
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| Analysis of a work of art |
| Analysis of a work of art |
| Text analysis |
| Text analysis |
| Individual work of students |
| Individual work of students |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Analysis of a presentation given by the student |
| Analysis of a presentation given by the student |
| Analysis of seminar paper |
| Analysis of seminar paper |
| Analysis of the student's performance |
| Analysis of the student's performance |
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Recommended literature
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Bazin, André. André Bazin on Adaptation: Cinema?s Literary Imagination. Oakland, 2022.
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Cahir, Linda Constanzo. Literature into Film: Theory and Practical Approaches. Jefferson, 2014.
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Cartmell, Deborah (ed.). A Companion to Literature, Film and Adaptation. Chichester, 2012.
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Desmond, John - Hawkes, Peter. Adaptation: Studying Film and Literature. New York, 2005.
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Elliott, Kamilla. Theorizing Adaptation. Oxford, 2020.
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Hand, Richard - McRoy, Jay. Monstrous Adaptations: Generic and Thematic Mutations in Horror Film. Manchester, 2016.
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Hutcheon, Linda - O´Flynn, Siobhan. A Theory of Adaptation. Oxon, 2013.
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Krasilovsky, Alexis. Great Adaptations: Screenwriting and Global Storytelling. Oxon, 2018.
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Lehmann, Courtney. Screen Adaptations: Shakespeare?s Romeo and Juliet. London, 2010.
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Leitch, Thomas, ed. The Oxford Handbook of Adaptation Studies. Oxford, 2020.
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Leitch, Thomas. Film Adaptation and Its Discontents. Baltimore, 2007.
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Snyder, Mary H. Analyzing Literature-to-Film Adaptations. London, 2011.
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