Marks Wrote:
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> I am not sure I have the pleasure of understanding
> you in the context of fan-fiction.
>
> Certainly you are correct if you are wishing to
> replicate Austen's style, message, and
> personality. But then, if one were to do that,
> then the result would look (or should look)
> dramatically identical to the original.
>
> In the case of fan fiction, unless the author
> intends to imitate the author, there is plenty of
> leeway for the non-canon. Not only in pairings,
> but also in most other aspects.
>
> Some of the Toddles series on this site would
> probably not have received Miss Austen's whole
> hearted approval.
I am sure I do NOT have the pleasure of understanding you.
However, I will say explicitly that fanfiction which purposely attempts to do something opposite or something very difference from the original, including when the original is Austen, can carry a potent satiric bite. It can be great fun. So, I have no problem with the Toddles series or other work, simply on the basis that it would not receive Austen's whole-hearted approval.
But, I ask you as I did Suzanne, what is the point of fanfiction that shows a lack of understanding of the original? And, yes, people can disagree on the specific understanding, but do we agree that that in concept, you need to understand the original if you are going to write fanfiction?
The question is rhetorical. I do not need your response. But feel free, of course, to give it to me if you think I need greater awareness of non-canon leeway writers have. Understand, however, I am not demanding that anyone NOT write anything their little heart desires. They don't even have to accept my notion of canon. In return, I would like to say what my notion of canon is. Which is all I did here.
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> I am not sure I have the pleasure of understanding
> you in the context of fan-fiction.
>
> Certainly you are correct if you are wishing to
> replicate Austen's style, message, and
> personality. But then, if one were to do that,
> then the result would look (or should look)
> dramatically identical to the original.
>
> In the case of fan fiction, unless the author
> intends to imitate the author, there is plenty of
> leeway for the non-canon. Not only in pairings,
> but also in most other aspects.
>
> Some of the Toddles series on this site would
> probably not have received Miss Austen's whole
> hearted approval.
I am sure I do NOT have the pleasure of understanding you.
However, I will say explicitly that fanfiction which purposely attempts to do something opposite or something very difference from the original, including when the original is Austen, can carry a potent satiric bite. It can be great fun. So, I have no problem with the Toddles series or other work, simply on the basis that it would not receive Austen's whole-hearted approval.
But, I ask you as I did Suzanne, what is the point of fanfiction that shows a lack of understanding of the original? And, yes, people can disagree on the specific understanding, but do we agree that that in concept, you need to understand the original if you are going to write fanfiction?
The question is rhetorical. I do not need your response. But feel free, of course, to give it to me if you think I need greater awareness of non-canon leeway writers have. Understand, however, I am not demanding that anyone NOT write anything their little heart desires. They don't even have to accept my notion of canon. In return, I would like to say what my notion of canon is. Which is all I did here.