Indian Literature And Popular Cinema: Recasting Classics This book considers the popular cinema of North India (Bollywood) and how it recasts literary classics. It addresses the socio-political implications of popular reinterpretations of elite culture, exploring gender issues and the perceived sexism of popular films and how that plays out when literature is reworked into film.
This book considers the popular cinema of North India (Bollywood) and how it recasts literary classics. It addresses the socio-political implications of popular reinterpretations of elite culture, exploring gender issues and the perceived sexism of popular films and how that plays out when literature is reworked into film.
Details of Indian Literature And Popular Cinema: Recasting Classics Title: Indian Literature And Popular Cinema: Recasting Classics
Author: Heidi R. M. Pauwels
ISBN: 0415447410
ISBN-13: 9780415447416
Binding: Hardcover
Publishing Date: 2008
Publisher: Routledge
Number of Pages: 259
Language: English