C 2019

Television Adaptation as the Interpretation of Vampire Fiction

ADAMOVÁ, Diana

Basic information

Original name

Television Adaptation as the Interpretation of Vampire Fiction

Authors

ADAMOVÁ, Diana (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

1. vyd. Opava, Text Analysis and Interpretation/Textanalyse und -Interpretation, p. 47-61, 15 pp. 2019

Publisher

Slezská univerzita v Opavě

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Kapitola resp. kapitoly v odborné knize

Field of Study

60200 6.2 Languages and Literature

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Publication form

printed version "print"

RIV identification code

RIV/47813059:19240/19:A0000462

Organization unit

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava

ISBN

978-80-7510-353-6

Keywords in English

Adaptation; interpretation; film; television show; horror; The Vampire Diaries; True Blood

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Reviewed
Změněno: 12/3/2020 10:48, doc. PhDr. Michaela Weiss, Ph.D.

Abstract

V originále

This paper deals with the theory of film and television adaptation, which provides a new life and interpretation for fiction. The focus is placed on novels featuring vampire characters and their film and television adaptations, concentrating on two recent television shows: The Vampire Diaries and True Blood. It also provides the most popular adaptations of Bram Stoker´s Dracula as the most adapted vampire novel. The paper presents the basic features of adaptation with examples from the television shows to emphasize the necessary changes which have been made to provide the original novels with further interpretation. The aim is to show that despite the dismissive attitude of many critics, adaptation plays a crucial role in the interpretation of the texts.