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Beyond Fidelity: The Dialogics of Adaptation
Robert Stam
Film Theory
Stam challenges evaluating film adaptations solely by their faithfulness to an original work and emphasizes interpretation across media.
Information Summary:
Robert Stam's essay shifts adaptation studies away from simple judgments about whether a film faithfully reproduces a literary source. Instead, it encourages analysis of interpretation, intertextuality, medium-specific choices, and cultural context, making the reading relevant to both film studies and literature-to-film comparisons.
Academic / Professional Context:
Students can compare literature and film by explaining the choices each medium makes possible.
Pedagogical Integration:
Adaptation; interpretation; media comparison
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