Andrew DaviesAndrew Davies is the creator of the British TV programs Pride and Prejudice, Othello, and The Way We Live Now. Although best known for his adaptations of the work of writers such as Jane Austen and George Eliot, he has written numerous original drama series, single plays, films, stage plays and books. This volume offers a critical appraisal of Davies's work, and assesses his contribution to British television. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Questions of authorship | 8 |
Daviess nonadapted original | 34 |
Daviess adaptations from | 69 |
voices and genre | 111 |
Distinguishing the televisual | 147 |
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