A case of internal and external transmediality: Swann by Carol Shields

  • Beatrice Seligardi University of Bergamo
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13125/2039-6597/672
Keywords: mise en abyme, adaptation, transmediality, Carol Shields

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to explore the mechanisms of adaptation through the analysis of a specific case offered by Swann (1987), a novel written by the Canadian writer Carol Shields. An internal and external transmediality will be investigated by focusing on two aspects: on the one hand, it will be shown the presence, in the last chapter of the novel, of a transmedial mise en abyme; on the other hand, a comparison will be given between the novel and the film adaptation, Swann (1996), directed by Anna Benson Gyles.

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Author Biography

Beatrice Seligardi, University of Bergamo

PhD student in Euroamerican Literature at the University of Bergamo. Member of the PhDnet in Literary and Cultural Studies.

Scientific interests: theory of literature, comparative literature, English literature

Published
2012-11-30
How to Cite
Seligardi, B. (2012). A case of internal and external transmediality: Swann by Carol Shields. Between, 2(4). https://doi.org/10.13125/2039-6597/672
Issue
Vol 2 No 4 (2012): Adaptation: The Transformations of Stories Through Code-switching
Section
On the Screen

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