Adapted Classics and Comics/Graphic Novels as Learning Resources and a New Trend of Literature Commercialization in Georgia

Abstract

Social processes accompanying the post-industrial era significantly expanded the scale of commercialization of intellectual products, paving the way for new trends such as adaptations of classic fictional texts and comics/graphic novels. Their share in the global consumer market is actively growing, however, the attitude towards them in the academic communities still remains controversial. The fast pace of life in today’s information and technology-driven society does not seem to leave any room for lengthy fictional narratives. Nevertheless, despite their pragmatic appeal to some degree, it’s crucial to carefully assess the
scope of usage and the purpose of adapted texts or comics.