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Originally Posted by HarryT
I really can't agree with you. Classics are classics BECAUSE they are great books. Dickens, Trollope, Austen, etc, are all fantastic reads.
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Some classics are classics because they are great reads. Others are classics because they were
first at doing
x, when
x is commonly employed in more modern, more refined writing.
Writing evolves over time, just like any other technology created by humans. The Model T Ford is a historically important car-- but that doesn't mean that some modern cars aren't an improvement in almost every way. For instance, Dickens is fine, Trollope, I don't believe I've ever heard of. But Austen? I'd rather spend my time reading a telephone directory.