Doesn’t something really have to stand the test of time to be a “classic”? How can books written in my lifetime or my century be classic? I am catching up on reading actual classics this year.
Doesn’t something really have to stand the test of time to be a “classic”? How can books written in my lifetime or my century be classic? I am catching up on reading actual classics this year.
Worse, when we look back at the classics, we know that many works held in contempt for their day are modern-day classics, while esteemed works fell to deserved obscurity. It's wise to be wary about modern day works.
Doesn’t something really have to stand the test of time to be a “classic”? How can books written in my lifetime or my century be classic? I am catching up on reading actual classics this year.
Worse, when we look back at the classics, we know that many works held in contempt for their day are modern-day classics, while esteemed works fell to deserved obscurity. It's wise to be wary about modern day works.
Yes. Only time can make something a classic.