{"product_id":"9798765138373","title":"Film Adaptation and the Real: Subjectivity and Cinematic Mediation","description":"Author: Lee, Hee-seung Irene\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9798765138373\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 30 Oct 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 256 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA psychoanalytic approach to screen adaptation that examines the role of deep-rooted desire evident in the persisting media practice of adaptation from literature to film.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe prevalence of adaptations in cinema     from literary texts     is striking. What does this lead us to think about adaptation? This open access book\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eanswers this question from a psychoanalytic perspective by exploring the psychic dynamics underlying screen adaptation as a practice, offering an intriguing window into the desire for adaptation beyond semiotic parameters and industrial factors. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThrough a series of examples     from \u003ci\u003eHamlet\u003c\/i\u003e and Hitchcock, to Kubrick's \u003ci\u003eThe Shining\u003c\/i\u003e, and Jonze's \u003ci\u003eAdaptation\u003c\/i\u003e     the book theorizes film adaptations in relation to their originals. Drawing on the theories of Freud and Lacan, Hee-seung\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eIrene Lee rigorously explains psychoanalytic concepts such as desire, the drive, the Oedipus complex, the uncanny, and anxiety, which are prevalent and remain useful in the vast field of cultural studies. As a result, readers can easily follow the book's case studies of canonical film adaptations with interest. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAt the same time, the author attempts to challenge, expand, and renew the usual definition of film adaptation. This fosters interdisciplinary dialogue between philosophical and psychoanalytic speculations on subjectivity and frames adaptation not merely as a specific mode of filmmaking but a universal, primordial task of every speaking being.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. \u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46655873548446,"sku":"UBD-9798765138373","price":39.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9798765138373.jpg?v=1774836052","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9798765138373","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}