Title: A theory of adapation
First published: 2006
Description: Are we living in the age of adaptation? In contemporary cinema, of course, there are enough adaptations --based on everything from comic books to the novels of Jane Austen--to make us wonder if Hollywood has run out of new stories. But if you think adaptation can be understood by using novels and films alone, you're wrong. Today there are also song covers rising up the pop charts, video game versions of fairy tales, and even roller coasters based on successful movie franchises. Despite their popularity, however, adaptations are usually treated as secondary and derivative. Whether in the form o.
Subjects: Literature, Adaptations, Literature and music, Music and literature, Literature--adaptations, Pn171.a33 h88 2006, 809
LC classification: PN171.A33 H88 2006