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The Wings of the Dove

Henry James in the 1990s (book in English)

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by Robin Wood

Type: Studies
Subject: One Film > The Wings of the Dove
Keywords: Iain Softley, literature
Publishing Date: 1999
Publisher: BFI Publishing
Collection: BFI Modern Classics
Language: English

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Paperback • 96 pages
5 ¼ x 7 ½ inches (13.5 x 19 cm)

ISBN-10 ISBN-13

0-85170-734-3
978-0-85170-734-1

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Examines the most successful literary adaption of a clutch of 1990s films based on Henry James' The Wings of the Dove (Ian Softley, 1997). The author is interested in the nature of cinema adaptations of classic literature and it is in this context that he has written.

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