
Beyond Adaptation: Essays on Radical Transformations of Original Works
Synopsis
Some film and novel revisions go so far beyond adaptation that they demand a new designation. This critical collection explores movies, plays, essays, comics and video games that supersede adaptation to radically transform their original sources. Fifteen essays investigate a variety of texts that rework everything from literary classics to popular children's books, demonstrating how these new, stand-alone creations critically engage their sources and contexts. Particular attention is paid to parody, intertextuality, and fairy-tale transformations in the examination of these works, which occupy a unique narrative and creative space.
Publisher information
- Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
- ISBN: 9780786442232
- Number of pages: 226
- Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 12 mm
- Interest age: From 18 years
- Weight: 263g
- Languages: English

