Life without a Primary Text: The Hydra in Adaptation Studies

Jennifer Jeffers

Life without a Primary Text: The Hydra in Adaptation Studies

Jennifer Jeffers

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Abstract

From All Quiet on the Western Front and Gone with the Wind to No Country for Old Men and Slumdog Millionaire , many of the most memorable films have been adapted from other sources. And while courses on film studies are taught throughout the world, The Pedagogy of Adaptation makes a strong case for treating adaptation studies as a separate discipline. What makes this book unique is its claim that adaptation is above all a creative process and not simply a slavish imitation or reproduction of an 'original.'

Original language	American English
Journal	The Pedagogy of Adaptation
State	Published - Jan 1 2010

Keywords

film adaptations
motion picture authorship
imitation
motion picture
discipline of film studies
film studies

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Film and Media Studies

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Life without a Primary Text: The Hydra in Adaptation Studies

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