Rebecca Graf's Blog - Posts Tagged "classics"
Are the Classics Seen as Uninteresting Today?
How often do the classical pieces of literature fly off the shelf? They are still bought, but nowhere near the comparison of the more contemporary books that are popular. Why is that?
Talked About Too Much
We all hear about the classical pieces of literature. They are talked about in other books, in movies, and in our everyday speech. We hear about them all the time. Maybe too much.
Why read these books since we seem to know all about them? They are so much in our lives, That could be why the masses don't rush to them, especially since they were forced us when we were younger.
Not Popular Styles
Think about how these classics are written. They have a language and style that is different from the books produced today. That makes them harder to read and less interesting.
Think of the modern reader. If the words are phrased in ways that make it difficult to read, a reader will pass on it.
Bad Reputation
Because the classics were pushed on us in school, we don't like them. And who is to blame us? The language. The force. We don't even want to hear the books mentioned.
No wonder that the classics are seen as uninteresting today. We have made them so over the years.
What do you think?
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Talked About Too Much
We all hear about the classical pieces of literature. They are talked about in other books, in movies, and in our everyday speech. We hear about them all the time. Maybe too much.
Why read these books since we seem to know all about them? They are so much in our lives, That could be why the masses don't rush to them, especially since they were forced us when we were younger.
Not Popular Styles
Think about how these classics are written. They have a language and style that is different from the books produced today. That makes them harder to read and less interesting.
Think of the modern reader. If the words are phrased in ways that make it difficult to read, a reader will pass on it.
Bad Reputation
Because the classics were pushed on us in school, we don't like them. And who is to blame us? The language. The force. We don't even want to hear the books mentioned.
No wonder that the classics are seen as uninteresting today. We have made them so over the years.
What do you think?
https://medium.com/@rebeccagraf_63084...
Homers Historical Works
Homer's works are well-known. Even those who don't think they know of them really do. His historic stories have inspired writers, directors, and artists of all types. But are they real? Are Homer's epic stories of adventure and heroes about events that really happened?
Many academics thought it was possible, but most believed that the stories were just tales that were told and embellished around the campfire. But then a massive discovery was announced. The fabled story of Tory Homer gave us in The Iliad might be true. Troy had been found.
Once I read up on the discovery of Troy, I began to wonder if Homer was more historical than we had thought. This idea occurred to many other academics and historians. Yes, his stories of gods and goddesses were fiction, but that doesn't mean the actual locations and events were fiction. He could have taken a real event and created a wonderful fictional story around it.
As experts dug into Troy, they found evidence of a great battle and the defeat of the large city. The events Homer put in his story were based on real events. Does that mean we could look into his other famous work and find fact amongst the fiction?
Read Homer's works. Explore what could be fantastical story could be based on real events that the world is still discovering.
Read my article on this topic. https://hubpages.com/literature/Are-H...
Many academics thought it was possible, but most believed that the stories were just tales that were told and embellished around the campfire. But then a massive discovery was announced. The fabled story of Tory Homer gave us in The Iliad might be true. Troy had been found.
Once I read up on the discovery of Troy, I began to wonder if Homer was more historical than we had thought. This idea occurred to many other academics and historians. Yes, his stories of gods and goddesses were fiction, but that doesn't mean the actual locations and events were fiction. He could have taken a real event and created a wonderful fictional story around it.
As experts dug into Troy, they found evidence of a great battle and the defeat of the large city. The events Homer put in his story were based on real events. Does that mean we could look into his other famous work and find fact amongst the fiction?
Read Homer's works. Explore what could be fantastical story could be based on real events that the world is still discovering.
Read my article on this topic. https://hubpages.com/literature/Are-H...
