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barryem · 08-31-2020, 07:22 PM

I think a book is a classic if it's read for a very long time. I don't think any book can be called a classic after 23 years. I also don't think it's possible to decide in advance what will be a classic unless you have access to a time machine.

As for Shakespeare not being well written, well, I better not comment. Anything I might say about that would me misconstrued as demeaning.

By the way, Shakespeare was written in what linguists consider to be Modern English. Beowulf was written in Old English.

Here's an example of Old English: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOfvCN_F5cg

Barry

08-31-2020, 07:22 PM	#32
barryem Wizard Posts: 2,459 Karma: 68781975 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Arkansas Device: Paperwhite 4	I think a book is a classic if it's read for a very long time. I don't think any book can be called a classic after 23 years. I also don't think it's possible to decide in advance what will be a classic unless you have access to a time machine. As for Shakespeare not being well written, well, I better not comment. Anything I might say about that would me misconstrued as demeaning. By the way, Shakespeare was written in what linguists consider to be Modern English. Beowulf was written in Old English. Here's an example of Old English: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOfvCN_F5cg Barry