Reading might be dead, but the classics are alive and well — on the screen!

In today’s article, The Economist ponders why so many adaptations of literary classics are flooding the silver screen just as we seem to be entering a post-literate age 👀

A few words from the article worth picking up:

🤎listings
= published lists of films or TV programmes showing what’s on and when

🤎highbrow
= intellectually sophisticated, associated with serious art, literature and culture

🤎pastoral idyll
= an idealized picture of peaceful, beautiful life in the countryside

🤎a bigwig (informal)
= an important or influential person, especially in an organization

🤎elemental themes
= fundamental, universal aspects of human experience, such as love, fear, family or survival

🤎to cut through
= to capture people’s attention and stand out, especially amid competing messages or distractions

Anyway, enjoy!

#chillread