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From Perseus to the Selkies: A Panorama of Film Adaptations of European Myths
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[cat] Aquest article pretén donar una perspectiva general de la forma en què els mites i els relats tradicionals s’han adaptat al cinema. Per tal propòsit s’ha fet una selecció variada de pel·lícules, diferents pel que fa a la seva estètica, el tipus de pel·lícula o el públic destinatari, entre d’altres. Després d’una introducció en la qual es parla sobre temes com què és un mite o alguns aspectes de teoria d’adaptació, s’analitzarà cadascuna de les set pel·lícules per a descobrir què s’ha canviat, què no i per què. La darrera part resumeix algunes de les conclusions de les raons que van portar a les diferents maneres d’enfocar els mites, així com unes reflexions finals.
[eng] This paper seeks to give an overview of the ways in which myths and traditional tales have been adapted to film. For such purpose, a selection of films has been made. All selections are varied intrinsically. After an introduction in which topics such as what a myth is or some aspects of adaptation theory are discussed, each of the seven films is analysed so as to find what has and has not been changed and why. The last part draws some general conclusions on the reasons that led to the different ways of approaching those myths, as well as some final reflections.
[eng] This paper seeks to give an overview of the ways in which myths and traditional tales have been adapted to film. For such purpose, a selection of films has been made. All selections are varied intrinsically. After an introduction in which topics such as what a myth is or some aspects of adaptation theory are discussed, each of the seven films is analysed so as to find what has and has not been changed and why. The last part draws some general conclusions on the reasons that led to the different ways of approaching those myths, as well as some final reflections.
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Treballs Finals del Grau d'Estudis Anglesos, Facultat de Filologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Curs:
2018-2019, Tutora: Gemma López Sánchez
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VILLALÓN FLORES, Eloy. From Perseus to the Selkies: A Panorama of Film Adaptations of European Myths. [consulted: 13 of August of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/141319