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Arthur D. Hlavaty ([personal profile] supergee) wrote2018-02-25 06:56 pm

The Higher Fanfic

John Kessel on redoing the classics.
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[personal profile] weofodthignen 2018-02-26 04:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Mmmm. Peculiar to read all these rules when used to the way earlier authors just took a story and used it. I'm thinking for example of Laxdæla Saga, which someone pointed out a while ago is the Sigurð/Brynhild story transposed to Iceland (and focused on the Brynhild character). Who knows how many of the original listeners "got it". It's still a thumping good yarn, with deep lessons.