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I think a classic book is one that outlasts time-people today can still read Jane Austen and enjoy it because they relate to the characters, or read Dumas because they enjoy the development of plot and characterisation. ... What makes a classic novel is the same that makes a classic haiku or a classic anything :
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Some things in life are fleeting and transitory, yet others endure for what seems to be ages. Books are the same way in that they come and go, but there are some that remain in the list of great literature forever. These books are the class...
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Learn the defining characteristics of classic literature such as timelessness, dealing with universal themes and experiences and communicating across cultures. ... characteristic of classic literature.htm...
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To me, a classic is timeless. People from every background and expereince can relate to the struggles and themes and emotions in the book. A classic doesn't exclude whole populations--it is all-inclusive. Classic books aren't about what's i...
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I was discussing this very thing on a mailing list I am on: "What makes a book a classic?"; I agreed with someone that Anne of Green Gables is a classic book because the stories "stay with you" and are universally beautiful and thought-provoking.
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www.homeschoolblogger.com/KarlaAkins/141336/
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What makes a book a classic? When novelist and biographer Victoria Glendinning philosopher and novelist Roger Scruton biographer and academic Hermione Lee and critic John Sutherland came together t ... What makes a book a classic?; Summary: What makes a book a classic?
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www.abc.net.au/rn/arts/booktalk/stories/s53441.htm
www.abc.net.au/rn/arts/booktalk/stories/s53441.htm
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There seem to be many more definitions of "classic literature." Several other characteristics were mentioned frequently in the research. One is the number of years the book has been in publication; 60 seems to be a magic number.
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www.salisburypost.com/Opinion/050408-book-lib-notes
www.salisburypost.com/Opinion/050408-book-lib-notes
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I was just thinking of all the books I read in high school and how they were all 'classics'. What makes The Great Gatsby a classic, and Salem's Lot "trash" (as ... I agree with the definition of a classic, but I'll add this too: Usually a book becomes a classic because it captures the age that it was written in very well.
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