STAGES AND PAGES: SHAKESPEAREAN ADAPTATIONS
STAGES AND PAGES: SHAKESPEAREAN ADAPTATIONS

Summary/Abstract: ADAPTATION IS NOT A TERM SUGGESTING DERISION, MEDIOCRITY OR SUPERFICIALITY. THE POSITIVE VALUE OF ITS LATIN ORIGINS INDICATES THAT THE ONLY EXPLANATION IS A DEGRADATION OF ITS MEANING ALONG THE TIME. IN FACT AN ADAPTATION IS A PROCESS OF RECONSTRUCTION THAT LEADS TO THE PROGRESS OF THE ORIGINAL SOURCE THROUGH ITS VARIOUS INTERPRETATIONS. IN THE PARTICULAR CASE OF SHAKESPEARE, THE POSSIBILITY TO ADAPT HIS PLAYS, REGARDLESS OF THE MEDIUM OR THE SOCIAL AND CULTURAL BACKGROUND IS A CHANCE FOR THE MODERN SOCIETY TO REDISCOVER THE TRADITIONAL VALUES, WHICH BUILT THE CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL FRAME OF THE WORLD.

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