can they stand alone?

"An art which ever increasingly contains reference to its own history demands to be perceived historically," (500)

This quote from the Bourdieu excerpt piqued my interest because to me, it looks like a counterargument to my opinion about remaking stories over and over again. I'm of the opinion that recreating stories makes it far more accessible to people, and is an excellent way to keep around some stories that might otherwise be lost to time. Had Romeo and Juliet not be re-worked so many times, would it still be as prominent as it is? I tend to believe that you don't necessarily have to compare a re-worked story to the original--it should be created to stand on its own. I don't compare the Lion King to Hamlet every time I watch the Lion King, I just watch the Lion King because it's a good movie.

This quote, however, challenges my belief. From my understanding, it says that as a work is recreated and recreated over and over, you must continue to look at where it came from. My question here is, where do you stand on this? Is it alright for a remix to stand on its own, or is it important to remember the origin of said remix?