tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285552714359981402.post5770592731596547232..comments2023-10-22T05:36:43.797-05:00Comments on Her Book Self: Emma (A Weekend to ReCOVER)lisa :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11429572773434109490noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285552714359981402.post-71564367467364764012011-05-06T18:07:06.384-05:002011-05-06T18:07:06.384-05:00i agree, that modern emma cover does have a YA fee...i agree, that modern emma cover does have a YA feel to it. for this classic i prefer the romance-y kind with regency fashion.vvb32 readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10924589941745430884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285552714359981402.post-44144229997706246612011-02-27T16:04:54.494-06:002011-02-27T16:04:54.494-06:00Oh, wow! I had no idea there were so many covers. ...Oh, wow! I had no idea there were so many covers. I've not read it YET, but evidently when I decide to get it, I'm going to have a hard time deciding what I want it to LOOK like!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285552714359981402.post-41044499711624477852011-02-22T01:05:52.594-06:002011-02-22T01:05:52.594-06:00New follower!
I love when publishers spruce up cov...New follower!<br />I love when publishers spruce up cover art. I agree that it makes the novels more marketable to teen and young adult readers. The new covers that truly irk me though, are the new art work for some Shakespear, the new Pride and Prejudice cover, etc: they're all being made to look like Twilight! As if they would ever be in the same league!Bekkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17940606116740260845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285552714359981402.post-37062366027188420372011-02-21T16:11:11.129-06:002011-02-21T16:11:11.129-06:00Interesting observation that the first cover would...Interesting observation that the first cover would sort of fit with a Bronte novel. I have no idea why that makes sense, but it actually does. <br /><br />I would hope that young readers would still recognize - regardless of cover - that Austen is not a modern writer. I don't see the new covers as an attempt to fool teens, more just as a way to get classics to blend in on the shelves better. Some of the - for lack of a better word - <i>stuffier</i> covers would seem really out of place next to some of the vibrant and striking artwork that pepper today's YA sections. <br /><br />I wonder though if it defeats the purpose not to have at least some relevance to the story in the artwork.lisa :)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11429572773434109490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285552714359981402.post-79186916798855816292011-02-20T20:25:40.604-06:002011-02-20T20:25:40.604-06:00I've seen a lot of modernized covers for class...I've seen a lot of modernized covers for classic works too. There's this cover for Jane Eyre that has this bloodred rose on it... and it just seems so wrong. I guess I could see how it might entice a younger reader -- but I feel like they might be confused when they start reading and are like "what the heck is this old school English doing in my pretty contemporary book?"Casey (The Bookish Type)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17124722748517656056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285552714359981402.post-56611602619028766372011-02-20T18:44:23.584-06:002011-02-20T18:44:23.584-06:00I love the covers, but I agree with Enbrethiliel. ...I love the covers, but I agree with Enbrethiliel. The first cover doesn't seem to fit Emma. I love the other ones you posted, though. :)Darlyn (Your Move, Dickens)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00979296421309409564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285552714359981402.post-81725741926243627472011-02-20T10:34:12.487-06:002011-02-20T10:34:12.487-06:00+JMJ+
I agree that the combination of classic te...+JMJ+ <br /><br />I agree that the combination of classic texts and modern covers is very interesting. I'd like to see a few more books done up that way. <br /><br />However, I'm not sure the above is the best cover for <i>Emma</i>. It looks more like a Bronte book than an Austen novel to me--more Gothic than Novel of Manners.Enbrethilielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414765854670926854noreply@blogger.com