tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12725467.post113837964143683985..comments2023-10-08T07:21:56.107-04:00Comments on All Kinds of Writing: Novel Covers?Mellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17461471128865537538noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12725467.post-1138486839612098082006-01-28T17:20:00.000-05:002006-01-28T17:20:00.000-05:00Actually, it is a consolation. I often fear that ...Actually, it is a consolation. I often fear that because my background isn't English Lit or anything in the Arts, that I lack a lot of knowledge.<BR/>Thanks Cavan for both expanding my knowledge and for this :)Mellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17461471128865537538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12725467.post-1138486578798025222006-01-28T17:16:00.000-05:002006-01-28T17:16:00.000-05:00If it's any consolation, I hadn't heard of either ...If it's any consolation, I hadn't heard of either novel (or either author, for that matter) three weeks ago.Cavanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08510431598334392123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12725467.post-1138474956060550332006-01-28T14:02:00.000-05:002006-01-28T14:02:00.000-05:00Oh, phew! I thought I was the only one who didn't...Oh, phew! I thought I was the only one who didn't hear of them.<BR/>Thanks Deborah :)Mellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17461471128865537538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12725467.post-1138469149871239712006-01-28T12:25:00.000-05:002006-01-28T12:25:00.000-05:00Love Song happens to be one of my favorites, Melly...Love Song happens to be one of my favorites, Melly. These guys looked absolutely bored and did a poor job of lipsincing, lol. But I enjoyed listening to the song once again. Thank you for sharing this. :)<BR/><BR/>As for the Pamela/Shamela novels, never heard of 'em.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12725467.post-1138417209995097302006-01-27T22:00:00.000-05:002006-01-27T22:00:00.000-05:00I guess it's a generation thing, Benjamin. I danc...I guess it's a generation thing, Benjamin. I danced to the tunes of the originals when I was a teenager, so now it's difficult to accept these new versions.<BR/>You, otoh, probably heard the new versions first, so it might be that the originals sound "weird" to you, that they sound like a cover.Mellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17461471128865537538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12725467.post-1138407384551650242006-01-27T19:16:00.000-05:002006-01-27T19:16:00.000-05:00I'm a fan of Marilyn Manson's covers, like 'Sweet ...I'm a fan of Marilyn Manson's covers, like 'Sweet Dreams' and 'Tainted Love'<BR/><BR/>The concept for novels sounds odd.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12725467.post-1138402930793221262006-01-27T18:02:00.000-05:002006-01-27T18:02:00.000-05:00Well, I never took English past what I was require...Well, I never took English past what I was required to in university, so to my shame, I've actually never heard of Pamela/Shamela.<BR/>(And they never talked about it in thermodynamics class ;)<BR/><BR/>Yes, I doubt that today this would work. Say I wanted to rewrite LOTR, I don't think I would be allowed...Mellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17461471128865537538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12725467.post-1138402141781610582006-01-27T17:49:00.000-05:002006-01-27T17:49:00.000-05:00Frankly, I didn't really like either of them, but ...Frankly, I didn't really like either of them, but Shamela was 350 pages shorter and had a bit of humour in it (relatively speaking, anyway). However, I'm sure you hard pressed to find the English Lit student who wouldn't tell you Pamela is the better book artistically.<BR/><BR/>Anyhow, I'm not sure what copyright law was back in the day (they were published in 1740 and 1742) but, thanks to today's laws, I doubt if a book like Shamela would be able to be taken on by a major publisher today.Cavanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08510431598334392123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12725467.post-1138401018008526012006-01-27T17:30:00.000-05:002006-01-27T17:30:00.000-05:00Wow, how cool. I had no idea.Have you read both?W...Wow, how cool. I had no idea.<BR/>Have you read both?<BR/>Which is better?<BR/>And how do you go about with copyrights and all???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12725467.post-1138400735727043052006-01-27T17:25:00.000-05:002006-01-27T17:25:00.000-05:00Strangely, I'm reading this exact kind of thing in...Strangely, I'm reading this exact kind of thing in my Rise of the Novel class right now.<BR/><BR/>Two years after Samuel Richardson wrote Pamela, Henry Fielding wrote Shamela, which was the exact same novel, with all the same events and conversations, except that he changed Pamela from an innocent girl to a flirtatious, sexual one.Cavanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08510431598334392123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12725467.post-1138390071925484502006-01-27T14:27:00.000-05:002006-01-27T14:27:00.000-05:00I didn't think about that one... true... true!I didn't think about that one... true... true!Mellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17461471128865537538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12725467.post-1138388200155867822006-01-27T13:56:00.000-05:002006-01-27T13:56:00.000-05:00Everyone's been covering Homer for a few years now...Everyone's been covering Homer for a few years now.Ryan Oakleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070773417603739940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12725467.post-1138385641547005132006-01-27T13:14:00.000-05:002006-01-27T13:14:00.000-05:00Glad to have amused you, redchurch. Funny enough,...Glad to have amused you, redchurch. Funny enough, 'crazy girl' is one of the best compliments I received lately :)<BR/><BR/>I'll check that version out.<BR/><BR/>As for Oasis I tend to have mixed feelings. I absolutely love some of their stuff, but can't really stand some of their other songs.Mellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17461471128865537538noreply@blogger.com