Abstract
Literary adaptation involves the transformation and reshaping of media symbols based on literary works. This phenomenon has garnered significant attention from critics and theorists, leading to the development of adaptation theory. Linda Hutcheon, drawing upon the analytical framework of communication studies, conceptualizes adaptation as a process of recoding the source text through media. In this regard, she outlines three models of adaptation: telling, showing and interacting. However, when considering the audiences experience within the adapted story world, these models can be modified to reflect the roles of imagination, cognition and participation. These adaptations align with the evolving nature of media, progressing from a single medium to multimedia and eventually converging media or hypermedia, mirroring the technological advancements in the media landscape. While media development seemingly caters to the audience's desire for sensory pleasure, it also encroaches upon their imaginative space. Technical prostheses divert attention away from the original story world and the real world. Therefore, in literary adaptations it is crucial to adopt a cautious and critical stance towards media technology, utilizing it judiciously, giving full play to the creativity of the individual, and offering the audience highquality, stylistically rich and intellectually engaging works of art.
Keywords
literary adaptation; theory of adaptation;audience experience;media technology
First Page
10
Last Page
18
Recommended Citation
Zeng, Wei. 2024. "Models of Literary Adaptation Based on Audience Experience and Reflections on Media Technology." Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art 43, (4): pp.10-18. https://tsla.researchcommons.org/journal/vol43/iss4/2
