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The Question of the week is: What is your opinion on modern artists' interpretations of deceased authors such as Edgar Allan Poe, Louisa May Alcott, Charles Dickens, and Jane Austen? Do you think these interpretations represent the authors correctly, or do they disrespect the authors? (submitted by Billy @ Coffee Addicted Writer)
Ok, I have 2 interpretations of this question, of retellings of the books by these authors, and then books that feature those authors as characters in modern books.
For the first, I'd only have a problem if the original disappeared. But if they're just doing retelling of the story, then people don't have to pick it up, and honestly I have a hard time reading books that are older, because of the writing style and trying to decipher what it means, if the retelling like that, it's easier to understand because it's written by someone who uses the same style as I grew up reading, so I don't have to translate it.
For the second, I would have no judgement, since I don't know these authors very well, so I'd have to leave it up to the professionals, and see what they say. What about you guys? Happy reading!
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