In adaptation studies, the phenomenon of 'intermediality' is best understood as:
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Correct answer: Border-crossing between media, blurring literature, theatre, painting, and cinema
Intermediality goes beyond simple adaptation by looking at how different media forms intersect, corrupt, and enrich one another within a single artwork. For instance, a film might use theatrical blocking, painterly lighting compositions, and literary narration simultaneously. This challenges the idea of medium purity, showing that literature and cinema constantly borrow each other's formal traits.
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