It's one thing to have a personal opinion that literature is only that which is classic or renowned, but it's criminal to try and force that personal connotation as a "universal standard."
Where does it ever say art has to reach a certain level of sophistication/depth etc besides it being your own opinion? I thought art was freedom of expression, or freedom itself, with no limitations, nor "certain level requirements?" What's more respectable, a person who possesses the freedom to find beauty/appeal in any literature, any art, or someone who only finds beauty in just "highest forms of art" and "how many prizes" it has won or how many "qualified literary pples" like it too?
And did you know there are actual university literature courses out there that are entirely based on Harry Potter, LOTR, maybe even stuff like Twilight, though Twilight, I confess, is a calculated assumption. And guess what they call it? Literature. Though probably a sub-genre like fantasy literature, just like rock is further categorized into hard rock, alt rock, post rock etc. In the end you still can't say, "hard rock isn't rock!" without sounding silly.
You think there would be no place for 50 shades of grey in a literature course? Of course there would be. Heck, I'm wacky enough to go to one. coughnotpayingthoughcough. It would be interesting to dissect/analyze the literary elements, strategies, the ideals/themes portrayed, the sexual psyche that the author toys with to successfully emotionally appeal to such a huge audience. That is art. I don't hate 5SOG/twilight/justin bieber, I cringe at the religious obsession that people have with them. I've never read Harry Potter but I've heard people say that it is such an easy read, so well written, captivating etc etc. There is beauty in writing in such a way that appeals to millions around the world. I'm a sucker for profound things just like you, but I still know there is beauty and elegance in simplicity. That is still art, still literature. It's like my a friend of mine who's so obsessed with watching just the best movies ever (he actually uses the imdb top 250 as a guide, and watches movies just from there). So much that he's now incapable of appreciating/enjoying them simply/silly movies like, oh idk, pineapple express? Step brothers? Black Dynamite? Now, there is something very sad about that.
IIN I love books? What are some of your favourite books?
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It's one thing to have a personal opinion that literature is only that which is classic or renowned, but it's criminal to try and force that personal connotation as a "universal standard."
Where does it ever say art has to reach a certain level of sophistication/depth etc besides it being your own opinion? I thought art was freedom of expression, or freedom itself, with no limitations, nor "certain level requirements?" What's more respectable, a person who possesses the freedom to find beauty/appeal in any literature, any art, or someone who only finds beauty in just "highest forms of art" and "how many prizes" it has won or how many "qualified literary pples" like it too?
And did you know there are actual university literature courses out there that are entirely based on Harry Potter, LOTR, maybe even stuff like Twilight, though Twilight, I confess, is a calculated assumption. And guess what they call it? Literature. Though probably a sub-genre like fantasy literature, just like rock is further categorized into hard rock, alt rock, post rock etc. In the end you still can't say, "hard rock isn't rock!" without sounding silly.
You think there would be no place for 50 shades of grey in a literature course? Of course there would be. Heck, I'm wacky enough to go to one. coughnotpayingthoughcough. It would be interesting to dissect/analyze the literary elements, strategies, the ideals/themes portrayed, the sexual psyche that the author toys with to successfully emotionally appeal to such a huge audience. That is art. I don't hate 5SOG/twilight/justin bieber, I cringe at the religious obsession that people have with them. I've never read Harry Potter but I've heard people say that it is such an easy read, so well written, captivating etc etc. There is beauty in writing in such a way that appeals to millions around the world. I'm a sucker for profound things just like you, but I still know there is beauty and elegance in simplicity. That is still art, still literature. It's like my a friend of mine who's so obsessed with watching just the best movies ever (he actually uses the imdb top 250 as a guide, and watches movies just from there). So much that he's now incapable of appreciating/enjoying them simply/silly movies like, oh idk, pineapple express? Step brothers? Black Dynamite? Now, there is something very sad about that.