The Radio Adaptation of Strangers on a Train: An Intersection Between the Novel and the Film
Abstract
The radio adaptation of Strangers on a Train is a right example of the use of language to examine their own narrative framework. It is based on the novel by Patricia Highsmith and inspired by Alfred Hitchcock ‘s film, whose influence in the radio adaptation is obvious. We use the novel and the film to explore the radio expressive tools. We will approach structural and formal theories such as expressive substance (Saussure, 1973), transtextuality (Genette, 1989) and senses’ migrations (Barthes, 1980). The analysis of the three texts allows us to establish that the adaptation of Strangers on a Train manages to capture the symbolic universe of the novel and the film. This interrelation enriches the text by multiplying its senses.Downloads
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