Subject Guides: Adaptation Studies (CMPST 620/Carl Sederholm): Reference/Background Information

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Specialized Reference Sources

Encyclopedia of Novels into Film, John C. Tibbetts (2005) - Humanities Reference PN 1997.85 .T54 2005
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Encyclopedia of Stage Plays into Film, John C.Tibbetts (2001) - Humanities Reference PN 1997.85 .T544 2001
Level 5
Enser's Filmed Books and Plays : a List of Books and Plays From Which Films Have Been Made, 1928-2001, Ellen Baskin (2003) - Humanities Reference PN 1997.85 .X1 E55 2003
Level 5
Hollywood and the Comics : Film Adaptations of Comic Books & Strips, David Hofstede (1991) - Humanities Reference PN 1995.9 .S3 H62x 1991
Level 5
International Guide to Literature on Film. 1994. Humanities Reference PN 1997.85 .I58x 1994
MoreTheatre : Stage to Screen to Television, Marill, Alvin H. (1993) - Humanities Reference PN 2189 .M32 1993
More Theatre...1993-2001 at Humanities Reference PN 2189 .M32 2003
More Theatre III : Stage to Screen to Television, since 2001 at Humanities Reference PN 2190 .M37 2008
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Shakespeare Into Film, James Michael Welsh (2002) - Humanities Reference PR 3093 .W46 2002
American Film Institute Catalog
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AFI Catalog is the premier national filmography and is produced in collaboration with the American Film Institute. It documents more than 46,000 American films from 1893-1958 and 1961-1970. Extensive plot summaries, full production and cast information, and notes are provide. AFI Catalog can be searched in conjunction with Film Index International through Film Indexes Online.
Film Index International (Film Indexes Online)
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