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A Theory On What Makes A ‘Classic’ Novel: Ten Ideas

by Madeleine Rose Jones | Aug 8, 2020 | General Fiction, History, literature

What makes a ‘classic’? Is it a certain style of writing? Or is it something else? Literary critics, readers and scholars disagree on what books are classics. It’s not strange for two individuals to have different perspectives on what makes a classic. In this post,...

Reading Classics: Misconceptions & Pride

by Madeleine Rose Jones | Aug 24, 2019 | Uncategorized

Part I of IV: Introduction I love classics. Whether it’s John Milton’s “Paradise Lost” or Orwell, I believe there is alot of benefit in reading the classics. Traditionally, ‘classics’ refers to the classical age in the Mediterranean...