About the book
From the apparently simple adaptation of a text into film, theatre or a new literary work, to the more complex appropriation of style or meaning, it is arguable that all texts are somehow connected to a network of existing texts and art forms. In this new edition Adaptation and Appropriation explores:
- multiple definitions and practices of adaptation and appropriation
- the cultural and aesthetic politics behind the impulse to adapt
- the global and local dimensions of adaptation
- the impact of new digital technologies on ideas of making, originality and customization
- diverse ways in which contemporary literature, theatre, television and film adapt, revise and reimagine other works of art
- the impact on adaptation and appropriation of theoretical movements, including structuralism, post-structuralism, postcolonialism, postmodernism, feminism and gender studies
- the appropriation across time and across cultures of specific canonical texts, by Shakespeare, Dickens, and others, but also of literary archetypes such as myth or fairy tale.
Ranging across genres and harnessing concepts from fields as diverse as musicology and the natural sciences, this volume brings clarity to the complex debates around adaptation and appropriation, offering a much-needed resource for those studying literature, film, media or culture.
Editions of Adaptation and Appropriation
- EBook
- ISBN 9781317572206
- PDF
- ISBN 9781317572213
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From the apparently simple adaptation of a text into film, theatre or a new literary work, to the more complex appropriation of style or meaning, it is arguable that all texts are somehow connected to a network of existing texts and art forms. In this new edition Adaptation and Appropriation explores:
- multiple definitions and practices of adaptation and appropriation
- the cultural and aesthetic politics behind the impulse to adapt
- the global and local dimensions of adaptation
- the impact of new digital technologies on ideas of making, originality and customization
- diverse ways in which contemporary literature, theatre, television and film adapt, revise and reimagine other works of art
- the impact on adaptation and appropriation of theoretical movements, including structuralism, post-structuralism, postcolonialism, postmodernism, feminism and gender studies
- the appropriation across time and across cultures of specific canonical texts, by Shakespeare, Dickens, and others, but also of literary archetypes such as myth or fairy tale.
Ranging across genres and harnessing concepts from fields as diverse as musicology and the natural sciences, this volume brings clarity to the complex debates around adaptation and appropriation, offering a much-needed resource for those studying literature, film, media or culture.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Adaptation and Appropriation about?
From the apparently simple adaptation of a text into film, theatre or a new literary work, to the more complex appropriation of style or meaning, it is arguable that all texts are somehow connected to a network of existing texts and art forms. In this new edition Adaptation and Appropriation explores:
- multiple definitions and practices of adaptation and appropriation
- the cultural and aesthetic politics behind the impulse to adapt
- the global and local dimensions of adaptation
- the impact of new digital technologies on ideas of making, originality and customization
- diverse ways in which contemporary literature, theatre, television and film adapt, revise and reimagine other works of art
- the impact on adaptation and appropriation of theoretical movements, including structuralism, post-structuralism, postcolonialism, postmodernism, feminism and gender studies
- the appropriation across time and across cultures of specific canonical texts, by Shakespeare, Dickens, and others, but also of literary archetypes such as myth or fairy tale.
Ranging across genres and harnessing concepts from fields as diverse as musicology and the natural sciences, this volume brings clarity to the complex debates around adaptation and appropriation, offering a much-needed resource for those studying literature, film, media or culture.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Adaptation and Appropriation?
Biography, Literature and Literary studies > Literature: history and criticism
Where can I read a sample of Adaptation and Appropriation?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781317572206
Is Adaptation and Appropriation part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series The New Critical Idiom
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Adaptation and Appropriation?
Julie Sanders
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Adaptation and Appropriation is available as ebook(ISBN 9781317572206) and pdf(ISBN 9781317572213)