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Originally Posted by crich70
Two examples of reimaginings are the stories told about Robin Hood and King Arthur among others. People told and retold the stories over and over sometimes putting a new spin on the tales as they were told i'm sure. Of course back then few could read and even fewer could afford to buy a book plus the audience was limited to the local villagers.  |
Well, first of all, we're talking about legends, that were carried verbally before they were written down (although there's argument about Geoffrey versus La Morte d'Arthur, yadda, but we don't need to digress on that). It's hardly surprising that oral legend would adulterate. That's not the same thing as lifting a story, in toto, and mooching it. (IMHO). Not in today's era, when it's not even remotely "accidental," as in, you heard some story someplace, metabolized it, and think you came up with something new.
Reimagining, I can take. Outright recycling or regurgitation is something else altogether.
Hitch