Klára Kolínská and Carlos A. Sanz Mingo : Introduction: Storytelling between Page and Screen ...5 // Tomáš Pospíšil : The Role of Personal Situation in the Process of Film Adaptation: / Ragtime ( 1975) by E.L. Doctorow and Ragtime (1981) by Miloš Forman ...11 // Ivona Mišterová : “I run this kitchen. Mine is the only voice.” Macbeth as a Kitchen Drama ...26 // Stephan Delbos : Directing Inspiration: Beat Writing in Contemporary American Film ...41 // Carlos A. Sanz Mingo : The Adventures of King Arthur and the Noble Knights of the Silver Screen ...60 // Filip Krajník : “I think this ending is much better.” Two Recent Film Adaptations of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night ’s Dream and Romeo and Juliet for Younger Audiences ...77 // Martin Holub : Comics on Screen ...100 // Jakub Ženišek : "A picture worth a thousand words.” Oscar Michcaux and his Mimetic Contributions to African American Social Uplift ...118 // Carlos A. Sanz Mingo : Conclusion ...138 // Bibliography ...141 // Name Index ...150 // Subject Index ...154