Thread: The Austen Project rewrites Jane Austen's classics for modern readers
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Old 10-26-2013, 07:13 PM   #85
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Originally Posted by speakingtohe View Post
I agree for the most part. But there might be an analogy somewhere to study guides, condensations, movies, TV series etc.

I was recently aghast at watching the TV adaptation of Robert B. Parkers Spenser series. And Robert B. parker was part of the adaptation.

I am pretty sure that Jane Austen has been adapted and rewritten and totally changed many times. Why the outrage from so many?

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I have no problem in principle with anyone wanting to adapt Austen for a movie or a musical or a TV series. I might be skeptical, but we'd all know from the get-go that the adaptation is necessarily going to be a different experience. There's something that just rankles about rewriting the books with the same titles; yes, I consider the titles a major sticking point. It creates confusion for the reader, and I don't understand why anyone would want to confuse the reader this way. It just feels wrong.
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