retelling

Etymology

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of retell

noun

  1. A new, changed, or adapted version of a story.
    The new film is a needless retelling of what was already a cinematic classic.
    Like those of other saints, Mira Bai's life story lies within a number of retellings, each more detailed than the last, so that her biography now includes burnishings that probably would not pass any historian's test. 2001, Kenneth L. Woodward, The Book of Miracles
    Huntsman feints at being the Snow White retelling no one has ever seen before, but ultimately becomes the “been there, done that” of fairy-tale filmmaking. May 31, 2012, Tasha Robinson, “Film: Review: Snow White And The Huntsman”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)

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