Julie Sanders is Professor of English and Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Humanities and Social Sciences at Newcastle University, UK.

Series Editor's preface Acknowledgements Introduction: Going On (and on) Part 1: Defining Terms 1. What is adaptation? 2. What is appropriation? Part 2: Literary Archetypes 3. 'Here's a strange alteration': Shakespearean appropriations 4. 'It's a very old story': myth and metamorphosis 5. 'Other versions' of fairy tale and folklore Part 3: Alternative Perspectives 6. Constructing alternative points of view 7. 'We "Other Victorians": or, rethinking the nineteenth century 8. Stretching history; or, appropriating the facts 9. Customized narratives: copying and the work of art in the age of reproducibility Afterword: Different versions Glossary Bibliography Index

Ranging across genres and harnessing concepts from fields as diverse as musicology and the natural sciences, this volume brings clarity to the complex debates around adaptation and appropriation, offering a much-needed resource for those studying literature, film, media or culture.