tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069628911357973492.post1695852649793333518..comments2024-02-26T08:30:10.766+00:00Comments on 2606 Books and counting..........: 2,566: The Test of Time: What Makes a Classic a Classic?Falaisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01296217731383114462noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069628911357973492.post-43757462173470838452011-04-15T06:40:30.305+01:002011-04-15T06:40:30.305+01:00Come to think of it, even my definition doesn'...Come to think of it, even my definition doesn't cover the whole...for instance, what is considered pop lit today wouldn't fall under this category. But then again Dickens, Austen, Burney, Collins, Hardy, Scott...their literature must be considered pop lit of their time, right? I conclude that this is all very confusing. :-/Songhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09707280327803432082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069628911357973492.post-24751886135682796732011-04-15T06:35:57.010+01:002011-04-15T06:35:57.010+01:00After having read your post I've come to a con...After having read your post I've come to a conclusion of my own - to me, a classic is anything that belongs to the past that is now available to us in our present. Looking at the identical lists you've put up, it would seem every other definition is simply a difference in taste and opinion.:DSonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09707280327803432082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069628911357973492.post-36058743093257388302011-04-14T13:45:57.870+01:002011-04-14T13:45:57.870+01:00I love that all the books on that list were cited ...I love that all the books on that list were cited by people as both classics and shouldn't be considered classics. That really just sums it up. I also like the thought that everything written by a classic author isn't necessarily a classic. I have a tendecy to read everything certain "classic" writers churned out, but sometimes I'm so disappointed. I shouldn't let that detract from the novels I loved from them. Great post!Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.com