Treasure Island Adaptation Analysis
INTRODUCTION
Adaptation of the literary classics to the films has surged as one of the most appealing topics in the 21st century of interdisciplinary studies. Adaptation is not new; it has been in discussion since the days of silent movies. In the perspective of Indian cinema, the first full-length Indian feature film, Raja Harishchandra, was based on the legend mentioned in Indian holy scriptures. Since then several literary texts have been filmed, and this process has become a popular phenomenon now. The upcoming film of Vishal Bhardwaj, Haider, an adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, has raised the expectations of lovers of this symbiotic relationship of literature and film. Based on Bhardwaj’s track record of Maqbool, Omkara,
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Stevenson's Treasure Island”. This paper analyses the adaptation of the narrative of the dangerous adventure in Treasure Island for the screen and for a digital mathematical game of fractions called The Treasure of Fraction Island. Both adaptations, it is argued in the paper, are interesting attempts to realize the meanings of the narrative of adventure across disciplines of knowledge and to generate positive values.
Nazua Idris in her paper, “Pride and Prejudice from Page to Vlog – Adaptations and Question of In/Fidelity”, makes a comparative analysis of the major adaptations of Pride and Prejudice with a special emphasis on Bride and Prejudice, Lost in Austen and The Lizzie Bennet Diaries. Apart from the fidelity check, Idris talks about the cultural and ideological patterns behind the in/fidelity in such adaptations.
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