BRIDGING EMOTIONAL REPRESENTATION FROM LITERARY DISCOURSE TO FILM ADAPTATION

This article investigates the complex processes involved in the affective transmutation of emotional content from literary narratives to cinematic adaptations. We contend that the inherent semiotics of literary emotion, frequently conveyed through linguistic precision, internal monologue, and reader-constructed imagery, undergoes significant re-mediation when translated into the multimodal, sensory experience of film. This cinematic rendition relies heavily on visual composition, sound design, actor performance, and temporal manipulation to elicit and shape audience affect. Drawing upon theories from cognitive poetics, adaptation studies, semiotics, and neuroaesthetics, we propose a framework for analyzing the challenges and strategic solutions employed in bridging the "intermedial affective gap" between textual representation and audiovisual evocation. Through a comparative case study centered on the adaptation of "Gone with the Wind," we examine how specific literary techniques for affective portrayal find their cinematic equivalents or novel solutions, such as the use of subjective camera work, character gaze, and sophisticated musical leitmotifs. This research aims to provide a systematic understanding of the creative and cognitive strategies involved in transforming emotional experiences across media, contributing to both adaptation theory and the empirical study of emotion in narrative forms.