Refocus: The Literary Films of Richard Brooks

The first critical work to emphasize Richard Brook's literariness"Offers a critical assessment by well-known film scholarsExplores Brooks's engagement with intellectual and cultural trendsDiscusses Brooks's engagement with genresReFocus: The Literary Films of Richard Brooks highlights the accomplishments of one of postwar America's most important and successful directors, with an emphasis on the "literary" aspects of his career, including his work as a screenwriter and adaptor of such modern classics as Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Lord Jim, and The Brothers Karamazov."