{"product_id":"adaptation-appropriation","title":"Adaptation \u0026 Appropriation","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom 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 \u003cem\u003eAdaptation and Appropriation\u003c\/em\u003e explores:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emultiple definitions and practices of adaptation and appropriation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe cultural and aesthetic politics behind the impulse to adapt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe global and local dimensions of adaptation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe impact of new digital technologies on ideas of making, originality and customization\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ediverse ways in which contemporary literature, theatre, television and film adapt, revise and reimagine other works of art\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe impact on adaptation and appropriation of theoretical movements, including structuralism, post-structuralism, postcolonialism, postmodernism, feminism and gender studies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe 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. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRanging 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57318320439678,"sku":"NW9781138828995","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781138828995.jpg?v=1778724122","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-usa\/products\/adaptation-appropriation","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}