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Adaptation theory and adaptation scholarship. / Elliott, Kamilla.
The Oxford Handbook of Adaptation Studies. ed. / Thomas Leitch. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2017. p. 679-697.

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Elliott, K 2017, Adaptation theory and adaptation scholarship. in T Leitch (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Adaptation Studies. Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 679-697. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199331000.013.39

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Elliott, K. (2017). Adaptation theory and adaptation scholarship. In T. Leitch (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Adaptation Studies (pp. 679-697). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199331000.013.39

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Elliott K. Adaptation theory and adaptation scholarship. In Leitch T, editor, The Oxford Handbook of Adaptation Studies. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2017. p. 679-697 doi: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199331000.013.39

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Elliott, Kamilla. / Adaptation theory and adaptation scholarship. The Oxford Handbook of Adaptation Studies. editor / Thomas Leitch. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017. pp. 679-697

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