Beyond Adaptation: Essays on Radical Transformations of Original Works

by Christy Williams

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786442239
• ISBN13: 9780786442232
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher