Table Of ContentIntroduction Part 1: Defining Terms 1. What is adaptation? 2. What is appropriation Part 2: Literary Archetypes 3. 'Here's a strange alteration': Shakespearean Appropriations 4. 'It's an old story': Myth and Metamorphosis Modern metamorphoses Orphic narratives 5. 'Other Versions' of Fairy Tale and Folklore Part 3: Alternative Perspectives 6. Constructing Alternative Points of View 7. 'We "Other Victorians" '; or, Rethinking the Nineteenth Century 8. Stretching History; or, Appropriating the Facts 9. Appropriating the Arts and Sciences Afterword Glossary Bibliography
SynopsisFrom 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. Adaptation and Appropriationexplores: multiple definitions and practices of adaptation and appropriation the cultural and aesthetic politics behind the impulse to adapt diverse ways in which contemporary literature 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, 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 or culture., 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. Adaptation and Appropriation explores: multiple definitions and practices of adaptation and appropriation the cultural and aesthetic politics behind the impulse to adapt diverse ways in which contemporary literature 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, 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 or culture., 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. br br Adaptation and Appropriation explores: br - multiple definitions and practices of adaptation and appropriation br - the cultural and aesthetic politics behind the impulse to adapt br - diverse ways in which contemporary literature and film adapt, revise and reimagine other works of art br - the impact on adaptation and appropriation of theoretical movements, including structuralism, post-structuralism, postcolonialism, postmodernism, feminism and gender studies br - the appropriation across time and across cultures of specific canonical texts, but also of literary archetypes such as myth or fairy tale. br br 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 or culture., Bringing clarity to the complex debates surrounding adaptation and appropriation, this multidisciplinary book will prove an invaluable resource for students of literature, film or culture.