Literary notes about Adaptation (AI summary)
In literature, the term "adaptation" is employed to denote the process of modifying or reworking material to suit a new context or medium, whether it be in music, drama, or prose. Writers have used it to discuss the transformation of ideas into various formats, as seen in the musical re-imaginings of musical themes ([1]) and the creative reworking of classic texts, such as Milton’s lines ([2]) or even adaptations of Shakespearean drama ([3]). Beyond the arts, "adaptation" conveys a broader conceptual shift—an adjustment of thought or institutions to better align with changing circumstances, a theme central to discussions in philosophy and social theory ([4], [5]). Thus, adaptation in literature serves as both a practical guide for creative reinterpretation and a metaphor for the evolving relationship between form, content, and society.
- The best means of orchestrating the same musical idea in various ways is by the adaptation of the musical matter.
— from The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America by Thomas Jefferson - An adaptation of a well-known line of Milton's Paradise Lost , l, 26.
— from The Rape of the Lock, and Other Poems by Alexander Pope - But it is very doubtful whether this play is anything but an adaptation and enlargement of Hamlet as it existed in the stage represented by Q1 .
— from Shakespearean Tragedy: Lectures on Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth by A. C. Bradley - Not the stuff in its original form but in its adaptation to an end is important.
— from Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education by John Dewey - Adaptation, in fine, is quite as much adaptation of the environment to our own activities as of our activities to the environment.
— from Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education by John Dewey
