Adapted from the Original

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Adapted from the Original is written by Laurence Raw and published by McFarland. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1476632871 (ISBN 10) and 9781476632872 (ISBN 13).

Critics and audiences often judge films, books and other media as "great" --but what does that really mean? This collection of new essays examines the various criteria by which degrees of greatness (or not-so) are constructed--whether by personal, political or social standards--through topics in cinema, literature and adaptation. The contributors recognize how issues of value vary across different cultures, and explore what those differences say about attitudes and beliefs.