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Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 5:50 pm Post subject: Would the classics be published today?
Here's a thought for you: do you think if Jane Austen was alive today and submitted her manuscript Pride and Prejudice to a publisher, would it get published?
Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 2:12 pm Post subject: book or film
Hmm, don't know about that, but here's something else for you to think about: I've seen two film versions of that novel and while I'll like both of them, perhaps BBC's mini-series version more, I still think the book was better.
The novel explains what a character is feeling and why, whereas the BBC version - while good - couldn't always explain how a character felt. Someone might say something, but that didn't always reveal the true message. The other movie was good too, but it left so much out so it could fit into two hours (or whatever it was).
Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 10:21 pm Post subject: Re: Would the classics be published today?
admin wrote:
Here's a thought for you: do you think if Jane Austen was alive today and submitted her manuscript Pride and Prejudice to a publisher, would it get published?
Hard question. She wrote it about contemporary life, and it's hard to think of how anyone could write something equivalnt and contemporary.
But if it were written today as a historical novel, I guess it would depend on the persistance of repeatedly submitting it and getting rejections, before some publisher took a chance and made a million!
I went to Como House last weekend, and I couldn't get Pride and Prejudice out of my head as I wandered through the rooms and gardens. It brought a piece of history to life for me, and I seriously doubt I would've been able to live in that time with the same grace.
I would recommend visiting it, especially if you want to write a piece in that era. What did Anne of Green Gables say? 'Scope for the imagination.'
Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2008 2:17 pm Post subject: Re: book or film
Sue wrote:
Hmm, don't know about that, but here's something else for you to think about: I've seen two film versions of that novel and while I'll like both of them, perhaps BBC's mini-series version more, I still think the book was better.
I agree, Sue. My only problem with reading is it takes over hours of my life, where-as films and TV episodes are self limiting!
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