Intertextuality · English Literature

Which term describes the relationship between a film and the novel it is based on, as a specific form of intertextuality?

  1. Transposition — moving a text across cultural contexts
  2. Adaptation
  3. Translation — converting text between languages
  4. Circumlocution — indirect, roundabout expression
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Correct answer: Adaptation

Adaptation is a primary site of intertextual study. It examines how meaning is transformed when a story moves from one medium (the printed word) to another (the cinematic image). While translation shifts language and transposition shifts context, adaptation specifically involves a change in medium.

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