Novel-to-Film Adaptation Analysis of Young Adult Fantasy Novel The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

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Young adult fiction has been heavily investigated in the literature to date in relation to several genres not excluding fantasy novels. In this respect, a number of scholars have studied blockbuster fantasy series. Within this field of study, many researchers shed light on film adaptation theory and its critical analysis. In light of the aforementioned, this research analyses how the novel, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (1951) by C.S. Lewis is film adapted into the movie, ‘Prince Caspian’ (2008), using the elements of analysis of film adaptation theory. Following an eclectic approach, the researcher employs film adaptation based model in order to answer the following question: How does the application of film adaptation theory serve the polarization of certain ideologies in ‘Prince Caspian’? The study pursues studies of different disciplines; film adaptation studies, fantasy novels, and young adult fiction.

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