I guess Historical Meta-fiction doesn't roll of the tongue the way RPF does.
So what about the re-imagining of other artists' work? Whether it is re-imagining Shakespear's Othello, or these Zombie books popping up with Jane Austen's name on them? I've been rather curious about this side of the arts for a while now. In an art class where they discussed one photographer taking a photo of another artists' work and inserting it into her own installation, it was referred to as 'appropriation', and the legality of which was never determined.
I'm curious about this aspect in the literary world. So far I've seen authors who no longer can object to how their works are (mis)used. My glance at the list of published works on that link was quick, so I may have missed something I haven't thought of.
All in all, though, if I read DG, (I don't), and I had this burning itch to write something, found out that she (like Anne Rice) does not allow fanfiction...I'd just say, 'oh well', and continue reading, but writing my own stuff. No biggie. I don't understand the fuss. Unless her statement about it being illegal and immoral to write fanfic set people's hats on wrong.
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So what about the re-imagining of other artists' work? Whether it is re-imagining Shakespear's Othello, or these Zombie books popping up with Jane Austen's name on them? I've been rather curious about this side of the arts for a while now. In an art class where they discussed one photographer taking a photo of another artists' work and inserting it into her own installation, it was referred to as 'appropriation', and the legality of which was never determined.
I'm curious about this aspect in the literary world. So far I've seen authors who no longer can object to how their works are (mis)used. My glance at the list of published works on that link was quick, so I may have missed something I haven't thought of.
All in all, though, if I read DG, (I don't), and I had this burning itch to write something, found out that she (like Anne Rice) does not allow fanfiction...I'd just say, 'oh well', and continue reading, but writing my own stuff. No biggie. I don't understand the fuss. Unless her statement about it being illegal and immoral to write fanfic set people's hats on wrong.