The Popularity of Washington Irving’s "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" within the Field of AdaptationŠtular, Nina (Avtor) Čerče, Danica (Mentor) Washington Irving"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" filmstage and radio adaptationspopularity in American cultureThe MA thesis deals with Washington Irving’s short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and its various adaptations, especially with regard to performance mode. Its main focus is to explore Irving’s tale within the process of adaptation in various media and to compare some of the key elements of the source text to adaptations. The thesis argues that each adaptation exhibits some originality of its own, containing the features that the source text does not have and reflecting the values of today’s society.20232023-07-06 07:46:15Magistrsko delo/naloga147481sl