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detectivecatwizard t1_ivo4cfg wrote

Do you consider books covers to be an example of literary adaptation?
I am currently on my final year of university and writing my dissertation on intertextuality, and book covers and their role they play in literary adaptation.

So, can book covers be termed as adaptations even though they technically belong to the original source material they are "adapting".
I feel as if it may be a bit of a fatuous question but I am interested in everyone's answers all the same.

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Aranel52 t1_ivrtbug wrote

I listened to a podcast episode about book publishing and I learned that authors generally have little to no input on the cover. A cover artist is assigned, they draw up some stuff based on their thoughts, and the author can pick their favorite. Because of that process, yes I agree completely that covers are literary adaptations.

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