Published: 2019-07-24

Metafiction and Illusionary Realism in Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events and Its Adaptation as a TV Series

Barbara Kaczyńska
Dzieciństwo. Literatura i Kultura
Section: Studies
DOI https://doi.org/10.32798/dlk.35

Abstract

The article discusses the metaleptic and metafictional elements present in Lem­ony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events (1999–2006) as adapted for the TV series based on the novels (2017–2019). The aim is to demonstrate how, as a result of the creators’ views on the particularities of the film medium, these elements are reduced, meanings are made more explicit and less ambiguous, and the plot is sub­jected to traditional narrative conventions.

Keywords:

adaptation, narrative conventions, Lemony Snicket, children’s literature, metafiction, metalepsis, narrative, A Series of Unfortunate Events

Similar Articles

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 > >> 

You may also start an advanced similarity search for this article.

Download files

Citation rules

Kaczyńska, B. (2019). Metafiction and Illusionary Realism in Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events and Its Adaptation as a TV Series. Dzieciństwo. Literatura I Kultura, 1(1), 109–129. https://doi.org/10.32798/dlk.35

Cited by / Share


This website uses cookies for proper operation, in order to use the portal fully you must accept cookies.