Abstract:
This qualitative research has two objectives 1) to study intertextuality in the Chulatreekoon novel and 2) to study the content and the approaches to adapting songs in Chulatreekoon. I conducted a textual analysis on and obtained information related to the following texts: Chulatreekoon, Kamanita-Vasitthi, Narcissus and five songs featured in Chulatreekoon. The research has found that the types of intertextuality found in Chulatreekoon are convention and modification. Kamanita-Vasitthi has a stronger influence on Chulatreekoon than Narcissus. Chulatreekoon inherits many outstanding aspects from Kamanita-Vasitthi, especially the main plot and the themes of love and greed, which leads to misery, disasters, dilemma and interpersonal conflicts. The influence also extends to the way the main characters exhibit their traits, emotions and behaviors. The novel features jambudvipa as a geographical backdrop and point of view. In referencing Narcissus, Chulatreekoon maintains the themes of beauty and greed, which leads to misery and disasters. The novel also makes use of watery places where conflicts start and the protagonists meet their downfall. Chulatreekoon makes use of those key aspects from the two novels and adapt them into its own unique story. The protagonist of Narcissus is turned into Dararaipilas and the Chulatreekoon river functions as the primary backdrop of the story. When it comes to the content and the approaches to adapting the songs featured in Chulatreekoon, all five songs build on one another in accordance with the timeline of the incidents from the beginning to the end of the story. The type of figure of speech used the most in the songs is personification and the type of rasa in indian aesthetics used the most is karuna rasa In terms of adaptation, the content is maintained in all five songs. The aspect affected by the adaptation the most is the dialogue. Dialogues in the songs can be kept entirely, cut, reduced, added, expanded and rearranged. Dialogues are the most important part in creating the songs. When used for radio dramas, the song creation takes into account the dramatization of incidents to help listeners visualize them and feel the drama, emotions and characters thoughts. The types of intertextuality and the adaptation approaches found in this research underscore the need to understand reproduction of creative works that already exist as a common phenomenon in many artistic fields, not a form of plagiarism. Artists personal creation can be a result of an adaptation of different works that inspire them and an accumulation of personal experiences.