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Me neither . It's a book by Joanna Trollope. So what if it does happen to have the same name and general plot as one written by Jane Austen? People will buy it because Trollope is an excellent author.
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10-25-2013, 07:24 AM | #63 | |
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10-25-2013, 11:08 AM | #66 |
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So all this time the argument has been like barking up the wrong tree? It's not about dumbing down Sense and Sensibility. What it may be about is plagiarizing it ? If one can plagiarize a work that is in the public domain. I've no problem with that.
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10-25-2013, 11:37 AM | #67 |
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They can choose to (re)write whatever books they want, as long as I'm not forced to read it and the original is still available
To me the main appeal of the classics *is* the language used etc, and I can't really see the point of a rewrite but hey, each to their own Last edited by Yolina; 10-25-2013 at 11:39 AM. |
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Several people have compared this project to film adaptations, but I think a more apt comparison is to film remakes. They do those all the times, sometimes to great effect (Scent of a Woman, Ben-Hur, Heat... to name but three) and sometimes not (Planet of the Apes, The Stepford Wives, Get Carter...) but whatever the end result, I see nothing wrong with trying to update/adapt a movie or book for a different audience. The original will still be around, and once in a while the new version ends up having a lot of merit as its own work of art, or entertainment.
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10-25-2013, 03:13 PM | #69 |
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My problem with this, I think, isn't the adaptations per se--because of course there are already many works that attempt to modernize and reinvent Austen--but the use of the same titles and the packaging (the Austen Project) of these as a set of Jane Austen books (even though her name isn't on the cover). Something about that just makes it feel like these are supposed to be a "new and improved" substitute for the real thing.
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Still many people watch remakes so what do I know. Remakes of books are the same for me. If I already read the original, why would I want to read it again? But if I didn't read it maybe I would be tempted. Not likely, but that is just me. I would try the original first or not at all. I think that the market for these books is educators/schools. Lot of educators out there who never enjoyed the 'Classics' and feel that something more modern would be easier on everyone. And I can't disagree, having spent some time helping an ESL student, 13 years old, understand Romeo and Juliet in pretty much the same language it was written in. Sadly at the end she was doing better than I was. Helen |
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Austen's story is pretty timeless. And the theme has been "modernized" in many a romance novel with unique characters and settings. I was asked once why "authors with books before cell phones don't rewrite their books when they kindle-ize them. Why not update the stories with newer technology?" Because maybe reading a story in its original setting is okay? I think most readers can parse the "timing" and "inventions" of the time without needing to update a book. Not every book needs to be modernized. I am VERY certain that not every story needs to have zombies added too. Edited to add link for those not familiar with the zombie Jane Austen: http://www.amazon.com/Pride-Prejudic...+austen+zombie Last edited by BearMountainBooks; 10-25-2013 at 09:18 PM. |
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