Seth Abramson

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Seth Abramson @SethAbramson

Many people have suddenly forgotten this fundamental fact in literary history for the sake of maintaining the position in the debate over Roald Dahl that literature should never be changed to make it more appealing to contemporary audiences though that’s *always* why it’s changed — PolitiTweet.org

@SethAbramson People know when the Bible was written and how it's changed over time and how there's multiple "editions"?

Posted Feb. 22, 2023

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Correct. Almost everything we read has already been endlessly edited—sometimes voluntarily by the author, sometimes because the author was forced against their will by an editor or publisher, sometimes after the death of the author by their estate. We love to pretend otherwise. — PolitiTweet.org

@SethAbramson I never knew I was reading edited Lovecraft as a teen! But I’m pretty sure it saved me being exposed to horrific racism

Posted Feb. 22, 2023

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I wonder if people have even the foggiest idea of how many great works of literature would’ve been lost to time forever if the executors of the estate of their authors weren’t *permitted* by copyright law to change a few words. The pro-Puffin position on Dahl is a *pro-art* view. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 22, 2023