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Script Culture and the North american Screenplay treats the screenplay as a literary work in its own right, presenting analyses of screenplays from a number of frameworks, including feminism, Marxism, structuralism, beliefs, and mindset. Script Culture and the North american Screenplay is split into two parts. Part 1 offers a general history for screenplay studies, tracing the evolution of the screenplay from the first shot lists and continuities of George Méliès and Thomas Harper Ince, to the more detailed narratives of modern day works. Part 2 offers specific, primarily thematic, critical examinations of screenplays, along with conversations of the original screenplay and the screenplay adaptation. In all, Benefit points out that screenplay criticism distinguishes itself from traditional film studies in three major ways. The primary emphasis of screenplay criticism is on the screenplay as opposed to the film, the emphasis of screenplay studies is on the screenwriter as opposed to the director, and screenplay criticism, like literary criticism, is written to illuminate a reader's knowledge of the text. Benefit shows that whether we are worried with looks and identifying guidelines for distinguishing the literary from the non-literary, or whether we align ourselves with more contemporary theories, which recognize texts as distinguishable in their inter-relationships and proclaimed difference, screenplays constitute a abundant cache of works worthy of critical exam. The audiobook is shared by Wayne State College or university Press. "Kevin Alexander Boon's explained purpose is to induce involvement in screenplay criticism - a suitable goal, for me, admirably attained by Script Culture and the North american Screenplay." (Adam M. Welsh, Salisbury College or university)
