Beyond Adaptation: Essays on Radical Transformations of Original Works

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.

Author: Phyllis Frus
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: 03/15/2010
Pages: 226
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9780786442232
ISBN10: 0786442239
BISAC Categories:
- Literary Collections | Essays

About the Author
Phyllis Frus is an associate professor of English and chair of the English department at Hawai'i Pacific University. Christy Williams is an instructor of English at Hawai'i Pacific University and a doctoral candidate at the University of Hawai'i. She lives in Honolulu.