01-02-2021, 07:02 PM | #1 |
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U.S. Public Domain titles added Jan 1st 2021
Books published in 1925 are now PD in US. The Great Gatsby, Mrs Dalloway and In Our Time are some of them.
Curated list: https://web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicdomainday/2021/ https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/recaps/...cid=uxbndlbing |
01-03-2021, 12:57 AM | #3 |
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Thanks Fbone!
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01-03-2021, 04:37 AM | #4 |
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I'm looking forward to this reimagining of Gatsby!
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01-03-2021, 05:37 AM | #5 |
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Thanks, I was wondering when someone would post what's coming into Public Domain. An interesting story on It's a Wonderful Life on the Duke.EDU link.
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01-03-2021, 07:49 AM | #6 |
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Interesting link. The great tragedy of the super long copyright is so much has already been lost. There really should be an exclusion to copyright for restoration and preservation. The what if section of what would be PD if we were still under the copyright law prior to 1978 is interesting. I find it very, very sad that the great grand daughter of Fitzgerald was the one commenting on the Great Gatsby finally going into PD.
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01-04-2021, 10:17 AM | #7 |
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It actually happened.
Edit: For some reason, I was thinking that these were the first new works to begin entering PD in the US. Apparently, that started two years age, though. Last edited by SleepyBob; 01-04-2021 at 10:24 AM. |
01-04-2021, 11:36 AM | #8 |
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I'm about a third of the way through "The Great Gatsby" (after IIRC having read it in HS almost 20 years ago) and all I can think about is that it's massively overrated
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01-08-2021, 12:28 AM | #9 | |
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If we implement a feminist approach, we'd see how Jordan, who is an independent, and in full 1920 regalia, is described in unflattering ways. Every single woman who disrespects patriarchy comes unstuck. I'm not going to spoil it for you, but there are layers to this short book. Last edited by Luffy; 01-08-2021 at 06:37 AM. |
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01-08-2021, 07:12 AM | #10 | |
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I suspect the real reason that the Great Gatsby is a "classic" is because the writing style appeals to literary types and since it's been around so long, many, many literary critics have projected their world views on it. Personally, the book never did anything for me. I really liked the Grapes of Wrath by Steinbeck though, so different strokes for different folks. |
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01-08-2021, 08:03 AM | #11 | |
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01-08-2021, 09:43 AM | #12 | ||
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One mark of a classic is that it’s open to different interpretations over time. Classics live; there’s a universality to them. Jane Eyre is one example of this; the understanding of Bertha Rochester is far different now that it was a century and a half ago. Quote:
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Understanding of a book doesn't change over time, unless new information comes out about it. Projections onto a book change all the time. That hardly is the hallmark of a classic. The fact that it's still being read after almost 100 years makes it a classic, even if I don't particularly care for it. The Sherlock Holmes stories are classics because people still enjoy them after all this time, not because literary critics continue to put out new projections onto Sherlock Holmes and Watson. |
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I also think we have a difference in our understanding of cause and effect. Books last because they’re good, so far we’re in agreement. But I think part of what makes a book great over time is that it doesn’t date; it keeps pace with our changing understanding of times and people. What you’re calling a “projection”, I call advances in knowledge. I can’t help thinking it’s on par with your not-so-concealed sneer at “literary types.” Why does it matter to you who likes a book and why and how they appreciate it? |
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01-11-2021, 09:39 PM | #15 | |
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