TRANSFORMING THE SECRET GARDEN: A CRITICAL EXPLORATION OF ADAPTATION SHIFTS ACROSS MEDIUMS

Öz

This study aims to investigate the adaptation shifts between Frances Hodgson Burnett’s classical children’s novel The Secret Garden, published in 1911, and the movie of the same name, which was directed by Marc Munden and released in 2020. To conduct the analysis, the model proposed by Katerina Perdikaki, who employs the model of intersemiotic translation for analysing adaptations, is used. This interdisciplinary approach has identified common features in both translation and adaptation studies. For a systematic analysis of the film adaptation, descriptive/comparative and interpretive perspectives are investigated. At the descriptive level, certain adaptation shifts in plot structure, narrative technique, characterization, and setting are examined. Considerable shifts occur between the novel and the movie in both descriptive and interpretive levels. To explain the reasons for the shifts, economic, creative, and social explanations are given as suggested by Perdikaki. Prominent shifts are observed in the movie since certain characters are not included from the novel. While modulation occurs when certain elements are highlighted or downplayed, modification indicates considerable shifts (radical changes) from the source material. Finally, mutation occurs when scenes from the source material are not included (excision) in the adaptation or when new scenes are added (addition).

Anahtar Kelimeler

• adaptation shifts
• intersemiotic translation
• The Secret Garden
• Frances Hodgson Burnett
• Katerina Perdikaki

GİZLİ BAHÇE’Yİ DÖNÜŞTÜRMEK: ORTAMLAR ARASINDAKİ UYUM DEĞİŞİMLERİNİN ELEŞTİREL BİR İNCELEMESİ

Öz

Bu çalışma, Frances Hodgson Burnett’in 1911 yılında yayımlanan klasik çocuk romanı Gizli Bahçe ile Marc Munden’ın yönettiği ve 2020 yılında vizyona giren aynı isimli filmi arasındaki uyarlamada meydana gelen değişimlerini incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Analizi gerçekleştirmek için Katerina Perdikaki tarafından önerilen uyarlamaları analiz etmek için göstergelerarası çeviri modelini kullanan (2017a) yöntem kullanılmıştır. Bu disiplinlerarası yaklaşım her iki alanda da ortak özellikler belirlemiştir. Film uyarlamasının sistematik bir analizi için betimleyici/karşılaştırmalı ve yorumlayıcı bakış açıları araştırılmıştır. Betimleyici düzeyde olay örgüsü yapısı, anlatı tekniği, karakterizasyon alanlarındaki belirli uyarlama değişiklikleri incelenir. Roman ile film arasında hem tanımlayıcı hem de yorumlayıcı düzeyde önemli değişiklikler meydana gelmiştir. Değişimlerin nedenlerini açıklamak için Perdikaki’nin önerdiği ekonomik, yaratıcı ve sosyal açıklamalara yer verilmiştir. Romandan bazı karakterlere yer verilmemesi nedeniyle filmde belirgin değişimler gözlenmiştir. Modülasyon, belirli öğeler vurgulandığında veya önemsizleştirildiğinde meydana gelirken modifikasyon, kaynak materyalden önemli kaymalara (radikal değişikliklere) işaret eder. Son olarak, ana kaynaktan sahneler uyarlamaya dâhil edilmediğinde (çıkarma) veya yeni sahneler eklendiğinde (ekleme) mutasyon meydana gelmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• uyarlama değişimleri
• göstergelerarası çeviri
• The Secret Garden
• Frances Hodgson Burnett
• Katerina Perdikaki

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