FROM PAGES TO SCREEN: EXPLORING THE ADAPTATION OF LITERARY NARRATIVES IN DIGITAL MEDIA

This qualitative study explores the complex processes involved in adapting literary narratives into digital media, with a focused case study on Oscar Wilde’s novella The Canterville Ghost. The research investigates how narrative elements such as plot, characterization, and thematic structure are transformed during adaptation into visual media like film and animation. By using textual and comparative analysis, the study identifies patterns of change and continuity, and interprets how technological platforms influence the reinterpretation of literary works. The research emphasizes that digital adaptations offer not merely a reproduction but a creative reimagining that speaks to new cultural and audience contexts. Grounded in adaptation theory and intermediality, this paper offers insights into how screen adaptations preserve, reshape, or challenge the original narratives, contributing to both literary and media scholarship.