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Stories into song: theory and co-creative practice of adapting literary fiction into pop and rock songs
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Despite the many pop and rock songs adapted from literary texts, there has been little scholarship on the theory and practice of adapting novels and short stories into short-form musical works. This article is part of a British Academy-funded pilot project carried out by two researchers at Keele University, UK. Locating story-into-song texts within adaptation studies, it explores the theoretical issues involved in such adaptations; describes the methodology employed in a series of co-creative workshops with volunteers; and analyses the original songs that emerged from the project.
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- Authors
- Bentley, N., & Peacock, J.
- Affiliations
- Keele University (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Peacock, James
- ORCID
- Bentley, Nick
- Venue
- Adaptation
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2024-11-12
- Volume
- 18
- Issue
- 1
- ISSN
- 1755-0637 (ISSN-L)
- 1755-0645
- OpenAlex
- W4404296083
- Cited by
- 4
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 1
- FWCI
- 18.18
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Adaptation (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Literature and Literary Theory › Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Visual Arts and Performing Arts › Artistic and Creative Research
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Music › Musicology and Musical Analysis
- Keywords
- literary adaptation, songwriting, pop music, rock music, short stories, novel, adaptation theory, music and literature
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