Subject Guides: Adaptation Studies: Reference/Background Information

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Gale Virtual Reference Library (GVRL)
Gale Virtual Reference enables searching a variety of electronic encyclopedias, dictionaries, etc. at once. Multiple subjects are covered.

Also check Wikipedia for listings of adaptations for a work. Enter the title of the work and look within the article for a section for "Adaptations" or "Other Media". There may be an entire article listing all of the adaptations. Be sure to check below at the references and "Further Reading" recommendations.

Specialized Reference Sources

Encyclopedia of Novels into Film, John C. Tibbetts (2005) - Humanities Reference PN 1997.85 .T54 2005
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Novels Into Film : Adaptations & Interpretations, 2018 (E-Book) Covering 100 novels, the essays in this work are arranged alphabetically by film title, and each essay offers valuable top matter about both the book (author and date of publication) and the film (year released, director, screenwriter and actors). The body of the essay is divided into detailed sections—Context, Film Analysis, and Significance—and all signed essays end with Further Reading and Bibliography lists. Each detailed essay is made all the more robust with images, including movie posters, stills from the film, and photographs of actors and directors at work
Encyclopedia of Stage Plays into Film, John C.Tibbetts (2001) - Humanities Reference PN 1997.85 .T544 2001
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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
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Hollywood and the Comics : Film Adaptations of Comic Books & Strips, David Hofstede (1991) - Humanities Reference PN 1995.9 .S3 H62x 1991
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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
Film Index International (Film Indexes Online) FII is produced in collaboration with the British Film Institute. This database indexes over 115,000 films, 57,000 film personalities from over 170 countries. It also includes coverage of international film awards and prizes, searchable plot summaries, and full cast and crew lists. FII can be searched in conjunction with AFI Catalog through Film Indexes Online.
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