Fwd: screenplays as literature?

Kenneth Nolley <[email protected]> Fri, 1 Nov 2013 13:05:42 -0700
Newsgroups gmane.culture.studies.media
Message-ID <CAA1nEoSmZcE+800t0XZaB3QB41K0c_0MJh0nAD+Y73vefGUeZA@mail.gmail.com>
From: Jackson, Tony <[email protected]>

hi everyone, i have a question which i hope isn't too goofy.

we all know that it's a regular practice (set in motion ultimately by
aristotle) to teach plays as a kind of literature, something of readerly
value apart from any actual production.

are screenplays ever taught as literature? i have it in my mind that they
aren't.

if they aren't taught as lit, why not?

tony j

Tony E. Jackson | Professor
UNC Charlotte | Department of English
9201 University Blvd. | Charlotte, NC 28223
Phone: 704-687-4216 | FAX: 704-687-3961
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http://www.amazon.com/Technology-Novel-Writing-Narrative-British/dp/0801892449/

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