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Today in the #Austen game course we discuss a novel that hasn't been gameified (& rarely adapted): MANSFIELD PARK. I'm so glad to have the brilliant @MarcosSGonsalez to read alongside, both in print & in-(virtual)-person.
The timing is... fortuitous.
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The timing is... fortuitous.
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We're also taking a look at Edward Said's “Jane Austen and Empire” [from Culture and Imperialism], & the waves of new readings that came thereafter.
As Said reminds us, "interpreting Jane Austen depends on WHO does the interpreting, WHEN it is done, and no less important, from WHERE it is done. "
As someone trained in scholarly editing, I'm encouraging us to EXPLAIN the choice of an edition. After teaching the 18th century novel for over a decade (including w/digital 1st editions), most newcomers to early novels NEED the editorial support a modern edition provides. 🧵
A LOT of stuff is in the public domain -- including entire textbooks written to be Open Access, and some scholarly/teaching editions made freely available! By all means, use them if you've got them. Hell, part of my job (the @18thConnect part) is to help make more discoverable.
But for an 18th centuryist like me, using sites that make public domain editions of works available (bless them) means either the 1st edition of a novel (Hathi) or 19th century editions (Gutenberg). Neither will have explanatory notes or contextual info.
But that's just Prob 1.
But that's just Prob 1.
As ever so often, this is a case of only being able to voice such an opinion to such a large audience because of the existence of these "patriarchical ways".
Relevant context:
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