LITR 268 Literature on Film

Class concerns the relationship between written and filmed versions of a story, novel, or play. Course explores how character development, plot, narrative, symbols, and language are translated from text to film. To facilitate analysis, students acquire a basic vocabulary for discussing literature and film. Instructors may focus on a particular theme, such as the love story, fantasy, or mythology. Works studied have been as diverse as The Color Purple by Alice Walker, Shakespeare’s Hamlet, and 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke.

Repeatable: N
Formerly 52-2690
HL
Prerequisites ENGL 122 International Writing and Rhetoric II or ENGL 112 Writing and Rhetoric II or ENGL 112H Writing and Rhetoric II: Honors
Minimum Credits 3 Maximum Credits 3