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Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav’s masterpiece, the lyrical-epic composition Hájnikova žena [The Gamekeeper’s Wife] boasts undeniable dramatic qualities, which have been reflected on by Slovak theatre in several dramatizations and productions. The study primarily analyses the dramatization of a specific literary work in its relation to its future stage adaptation. It focuses on the relevant attempts to come to terms with a language-specific, genre-syncretic form in an inter-general and inter-semiotic artistic space.