A Theory of Adaptation

ATheoryofAdaptationexploresthecontinuousdevelopmentofcreativeadaptation,andarguesthatthepracticeofadaptingiscentraltothestory-tellingimagination.LindaHutcheondevelopsatheoryofadaptationthrougharangeofmedia,fromfilmandopera,tovideogames,popmusicandthemeparks,analysingthebreadth,scopeandcreativepossibilitieswithineach.Thisneweditionissupplementedbyanewprefacefromtheauthor,discussingbothnewadaptiveforms/platformsandrecentcriticaldevelopmentsinthestudyofadaptation.ItalsofeaturesanilluminatingnewepiloguefromSiobhanO?Flynn,focusingonadaptationinthecontextofdigitalmedia.Sheconsiderstheimpactoftransmediapracticesandpropertiesontheformandpracticeofadaptation,aswellasstudyingtheextensionofgamenarrativeacrossmediaplatforms,fan-basedadaptation(fromTwitterandFacebooktohomemovies),andtheadaptationofbookstodigitalformats.ATheoryofAdaptationistheidealguidetothiseverevolvingfieldofstudyandisessentialreadingforanyoneinterestedinadaptationinthecontextofliteraryandmediastudies.,