The conspiracy in The Comfort of Strangers: narration in the novel and the film

2002 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles Forceville
Keyword(s):  
Detailed Comparison ◽  
Film Adaptations ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Harold Pinter ◽  
Indirect Speech ◽  
Specific Medium ◽  
Crucial Information

Since stories increasingly take on pictorial and mixed-medial forms, narratology needs to investigate to what extent narrative devices exceed the boundaries of a specific medium. One way to examine this issue is to focus on film adaptations of narratologically complex novels or stories. This article presents a detailed comparison of the narration in McEwan’s (1982) [1981] The Comfort of Strangers and Schrader’s (1990) film based on a scenario by Harold Pinter. It is shown how the novel creates deliberate confusion (via free indirect speech and thought) about the agency responsible for the conveyance of crucial information, and how the film finds non-verbal means to achieve the same effect.

scholarly journals Beyond Entertainment: Novels and Film Adaptations in the ESL/EFL Classroom

1998 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisabeth Gareis ◽  
Martine Allard ◽  
Susan Gill ◽  
Jacqueline Saindon
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Whole Language ◽  
Film Adaptations ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Writing Assignments ◽  
Learning Tasks ◽  
Video Project

This article explores techniques for use with longer works of literature and their film versions. Activities include discussions and writing assignments exploring the content of the selected novel or play, whole language exercises combining skill practice with social interactions, a video project allowing students to assume the roles of actors and crew members in their own production of the novel or play, and language learning tasks accompanying the viewing of the novel's or play's movie adaptation.

scholarly journals Vidas secas e o ensaio de interpretação social: uma comparação com Os sertões / Vidas secas and the Social Interpretation Essay: A Comparison with Os sertões

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 199
Author(s):  
Ricardo Pedrosa Alves
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Background ◽  
The State ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Critical Perspective ◽  
Social Perspective ◽  
Institutional Violence ◽  
Indirect Speech ◽  
The Social ◽  
Os Sertoes ◽  
Euclides Da Cunha

Resumo: O artigo analisa de modo comparativo o romance Vidas secas, de Graciliano Ramos, e o ensaio de interpretação social Os sertões, de Euclides da Cunha. Através da comparação das estratégias compositivas e narrativas presentes nos dois livros, como o “narrador sincero” de Os sertões e o uso do indireto livre em Vidas secas, o artigo mostra aproximações e diferenças entre os dois clássicos brasileiros. Também são comparadas as perspectivas intelectuais que orientam o romance e o ensaio, no cientificismo de Euclides da Cunha e na perspectiva sociologicamente crítica adotada por Graciliano Ramos. O artigo ressalta as diferenças também na perspectiva social dos autores, através da análise da representação da violência institucional do Estado nas duas obras. As análises foram realizadas com o apoio de discussões presentes em Willi Bolle, Luís Bueno, Antonio Candido, Miriam Gárate e Luiz Costa Lima, entre outros.Palavras-chave: Vidas secas; Os sertões; ensaio de interpretação social; narrador sincero; indireto livre.Abstract: The article compares Graciliano Ramos’ novel Vidas secas and Euclides da Cunha’s essay on social interpretation Os sertões. By comparing the compositional strategies and the narratives present in both books, such as “the sincere narrator” in Os sertões and the use of free indirect speech in Vidas secas, the article shows approximations and differences between the two Brazilian classic works. The intellectual perspectives that guide the novel and the essay are also compared, analysing Euclides da Cunha’s scientificism and in the sociologically critical perspective adopted by Graciliano Ramos. The article also highlights the differences in the social perspective of the authors, analysing the representation of the institutional violence performed by the State in both works. The present analysis took as theoretical background the works by Willi Bolle, Luis Bueno, Antonio Candido, Miriam Gárate and Luiz Costa Lima.Keywords: Vidas secas; Os sertões; social interpretation essay; sincere narrator; free indirect speech.

scholarly journals THE PHENOMENON OF DISRUPTED COMMUNICATION IN THE NOVEL “EFFI BRIEST” BY THEODOR FONTANE AND IN THE FILM ADAPTATION BY RAINER WERNER FASSBINDER: SPEECH AND GESTURE

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 49-72
Author(s):  
Александра Владимировна Елисеева
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Literary Text ◽  
Film Adaptation ◽  
Film Adaptations ◽  
Close Reading ◽  
Theodor Fontane ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Hierarchical Relationship ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Effi Briest

The subject of this article’s comparative intermedial analysis is the phenomenon of disrupted communication in the novel by the German writer Theodor Fontane “Effi Briest” (1895) and in the film adaptation of this work by Rainer Werner Fassbinder “Fontane Effi Briest” (1974). The article consists of five parts: 1) introduction; 2) analysis of dialogues in Fontane’s novel; 3) description of the means of creating the effect of disrupted communication in Fassbinder’s film; 4) comparative analysis of some fragments of two works by the method of close reading; 5) conclusions. Methodologically, the research is based on the achievements of the theory of communication, carpalistics, comparative and intermedial approaches to the study of film adaptations. The main point of the article is that the effect of disrupted communication, which is observed in numerous dialogues of Fontane’s novel, is also created by visual means in Fassbinder’s film, among which a significant place is occupied by a gesture. The gesture of turning away deserves special attention: the characters of the film turn away from each other, turn their backs to the interlocutor and the viewer, turn to their reflection. The unconventionality and intensity of such gestures accentuate the problematic nature of communication between the characters. This structure, peripheral in Fontane’s work, becomes central in the film of Fassbinder, grasping the viewers’ attention. In this regard, the article adds to a traditional discussion about the hierarchical relationship between a literary text and its film adaptation.

scholarly journals Фольклор и мистика в повести Н. В. Гоголя «вий». От авторского текста к современным экранизациям

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Halyna Mareshova ◽  
Tatiana Savchenko
Keyword(s):  
Film Adaptations ◽  
The Novel

This article discusses folklore, mysticism and humor in the novel Viy by N. V. Gogol. The article compares the novel and in the selected film adaptations, it draws attention to the depiction of the main characters, folklore, mysticism and humor.

A Novel Topology for Bidirectional Converter with High Buck Boost Gain

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (14) ◽  
pp. 2050222 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Saravanan ◽  
K. Karunanithi ◽  
S. Pragaspathy
Keyword(s):  
Steady State ◽  
Current Flow ◽  
Detailed Comparison ◽  
Voltage Gain ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Steady State Condition ◽  
Voltage Output ◽  
Bidirectional Converter ◽  
Mode Of Operation ◽  
Power Switches

In non-isolated bidirectional DC-DC converters (NIBIDC), voltage output of buck/boost mode is incongruous at lower and higher end due to the existing gain. In this paper, a novel NIBIDC is designed in such a way that it enhances the gain in both buck and boost mode of operation. The proposed NIBIDC is employed with four power switches (MOSFET) with an anti-parallel diode embodied, four inductors and three capacitors used as passive elements. The current flow in parallel connected inductor improves the circuit competence. Voltage gain of NIBIDC in buck operation is lower than conventional cascaded bidirectional buck/boost converter (CCBBC) whereas the voltage gain is higher than CCBBC in boost mode. The switching stress is same while the efficiency of NIBIDC is more than CCBBC. The topology structure of the NIBIDC is simple and easy to control. The performance analysis under steady-state condition of the novel converter is carried out and a detailed comparison with CCBBC is done in connection to switching stress, converter efficiency and duty ratios to output power, etc. The operation details for proposed NIBIDC in both mode is verified/validated by experimenting with 20[Formula: see text]V input for different duty ratios in charging and discharging state of a battery and the results infer to be identical with theoretical analysis.

Nature and the Non-human in Andrea Arnold's Wuthering Heights

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 177-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Lawrence
Keyword(s):  
Natural Environment ◽  
Geographical Region ◽  
Film Adaptations ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Environmental Orientation ◽  
Wuthering Heights ◽  
Film Version ◽  
Narrative Cinema ◽  
Natural Landscapes

This article examines the representation of the natural environment and its non-human inhabitants in Andrea Arnold's 2011 film version of Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights. Arnold's ‘post-heritage’ adaptation, I argue, offers a post-humanist distribution of attention that, in its expansive interest in flora and fauna, exceeds the perspectives of its human protagonists, challenges popular ideas about the novel and subverts the conventions of mainstream narrative cinema. The film's intensely ecological and environmental orientation functions not only to divide our attention across human and non-human realms but also to counter nostalgic and ultimately ideological idealisations of ‘white’ and ‘English’ natural landscapes and rural lifestyles. Such idealisations have been extrapolated from Brontë’s novel, have informed earlier film adaptations and continue to have a material impact on the geographical region popularly known as ‘Brontë country’.

A New Topology for Simultaneous AC-DC Distribution with the same Line

2013 ◽  
Vol 732-733 ◽  
pp. 757-761 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Zhang ◽  
Qing Yu ◽  
Lei Cao ◽  
Liang Zou ◽  
Tong Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Simulation Model ◽  
Power Flow ◽  
Detailed Comparison ◽  
Alternating Current ◽  
Iron Core ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Dc Power ◽  
Core Saturation ◽  
Dc Distribution ◽  
Distribution Scheme

A new topology for simultaneous AC-DC distribution along the same line is proposed in this paper to integrate DC power with the existing alternating current (AC) distribution, which incorporates a zigzag transformer and a boost chopper. The zigzag transformer is utilized to achieve either coupling or decoupling of the AC and DC power without sensible iron-core saturation due to voltage canceling out on one phase. The boost chopper is used to achieve DC power flow and keep the DC ratings at each node. A simulation model of the novel topology is established with PSCAD software, and detailed comparison verifies that the new topology with a zigzag transformer is preferable to that with a common transformer for simultaneous AC-DC distribution scheme, indicating a promising future of the proposed technology.

scholarly journals The Novel Polymorphic Form of Bis(3,5,7-triaza-1-azoniatricyclo[3.3.1.13,7]decane) bis(μ4-oxo)-tris(μ3-oxo)-nonakis(μ2-oxo)-nonaaqua-decaoxo-hepta-molybdenum-di-zinc(II) dihydrate, Synthesis, and Properties

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Rafal Kruszynski ◽  
Tomasz Sieranski ◽  
Bartlomiej Lewinski ◽  
Agata Trzesowska-Kruszynska ◽  
Ewelina Czubacka
Keyword(s):  
Detailed Comparison ◽  
Polymorphic Form ◽  
The Novel ◽  
One Pot ◽  
X Ray ◽  
X Ray Crystallography ◽  
Zinc Carbonate ◽  
Vis Spectroscopy ◽  
Polymorphic Forms ◽  
Synthesis Procedure

The reaction of molybdophosphoric acid with zinc carbonate followed by addition of hmta leads to formation of a triclinic polymorph of bis(3,5,7-triaza-1-azoniatricyclo[3.3.1.13,7]decane) bis(μ4-oxo)-tris(μ3-oxo)-nonakis(μ2-oxo)-nonaaqua-decaoxo-hepta-molybdenum-di-zinc(II) dihydrate in a one pot simple reaction. The obtained compound has been characterised by IR, UV-Vis spectroscopy, elemental analysis, and X-ray crystallography. A detailed comparison between both polymorphic forms: triclinic a=22.758 Å, b=24.702 Å, c=31.995 Å, α=101.206°, β=103.256°, γ=105.736°, and V=16203.8 Å3 and monoclinic a=43.120 Å, b=12.399 Å, c=16.285 Å, α=90.00°, β=111.12°, γ=90.00°, and V=8122 Å3 was performed. The influence of the synthesis procedure on polymorph formation was described.

scholarly journals Speech, Thought and Writing Representation Modes in Jane Austenʼs Novel Sense and Sensibility

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (22) ◽  
pp. 116-142
Author(s):  
Maja Kovacevic ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Jane Austen ◽  
Speech Act ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Direct Writing ◽  
Direct Speech ◽  
Indirect Speech ◽  
Word Analysis ◽  
Speech Representation ◽  
Sense And Sensibility

Bakhtin’s views (1980:127-130) on the importance of studying speech representation and its interaction with authorial context incited prolific research in various disciplines. The research presented in this paper is based on Bakhtin’s crucial claims about speech representation, and on the theoretical framework of linguistic stylistics (Kovačević 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015; Katnić-Bakaršić 2001) and representology (Kovačević 2015:253-254). The aim of this paper is twofold—to identify the types of speech, thought and writing representation employed in the novel Sense and Sensibility and to describe their interaction with the authorial context. The method applied is‘word by word’ analysis, where in the first stage the modes of speech, thought and writing representation are identified; in the next stage their interaction with authorial context is described. The modes of speech are classified and differentiated by combining the classifications of representation modes in Serbian and English (Leech and Short 2007; Semino and Short 2004; Kovačević 2013). The results of the analysis prove that Jane Austen employs the following modes to repоrt speech, thought and writing: indirect speech/thought/writing, narrator’s report of speech act/ thought act/writing act, expressive indirect speech/thought, free indirect speech/thought, direct speech (monologue, dialogue, polylogue), free direct speech, line of dialogue, fragmental quote, hypothetical speech, direct thought, free direct thought, direct writing, embedded speech/thought. Predominantly, the line of interaction between authorial speech and direct speech involves the former being parenthetically embedded into foregrounded direct speech, amalgamating with the free indirect thought/speech or having as an attachment a ”package” of different embedded modes of speech/thought/writing representation. Primarily indirect thought, free indirect thought, direct thought, and free direct thought are the modes employed to characterise Elinor Dashwood, while on the other side the modes of direct speech, free direct speech, free indirect speech and direct writing combined with numerous mimetic markers prevail in depicting her sister Marianne. It is through the stylistically effective transitions between these modes and their interaction with the authorial context that the total antithetical effect regarding the sense and sensibility principles is obtained on the syntactic-stylistic level.

scholarly journals Potential Solutions Using Bacteriophages against Antimicrobial Resistant Bacteria

Antibiotics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 1496
Author(s):  
Aryan-Rahimi Midani ◽  
Seon-Woo Lee ◽  
Tae-Jin Choi
Keyword(s):  
Pathogenic Bacteria ◽  
Control Agent ◽  
Future Application ◽  
Resistant Bacteria ◽  
Natural Environments ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Antibiotic Resistant ◽  
Sequencing Technologies ◽  
Crucial Information

Bacteriophages are viruses that specifically infect a bacterial host. They play a great role in the modern biotechnology and antibiotic-resistant microbe era. Since the discovery of phages, their application as a control agent has faced challenges that made antibiotics a better fit for combating pathogenic bacteria. Recently, with the novel sequencing technologies providing new insight into the nature of bacteriophages, their application has a second chance to be used. However, novel challenges need to be addressed to provide proper strategies for their practical application. This review focuses on addressing these challenges by initially introducing the nature of bacteriophages and describing the phage-host-dependent strategies for phage application. We also describe the effect of the long-term application of phages in natural environments and other bacterial communities. Overall, this review gathered crucial information for the future application of phages. We predict the use of phages will not be the only control strategy against pathogenic bacteria. Therefore, more studies must be done for low-risk control methods against antimicrobial-resistant bacteria.

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