Persuasive And Illuminating, 'a Theory Of Adaptation' Is A Bold Rethinking Of How Adaptation Works Across All Media And Genres That May Put An End To The Age-old Question Of Whether The Book Was Better Than The Movie, Or The Opera, Or The Theme Park. Beginning To Theorize Adaptation: What? Who? Why? How? Where? When? -- What? (forms) -- Who? Why? (adapters) -- How? (audiences) -- Where? When? (contexts) -- Final Questions. Linda Hutcheon With Siobhan O'flynn. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 207-238) And Index.