Consider how this issue might contribute to a vision for the future of literary studies
Because we live in a society that is constantly undergoing technological advancements, a society where you can store and read dozens of books electronically, make a video with just the touch of a button, have entire conversations just using emojis, our new fast pace way of living might make our traditional ways of entertainment and learning seem… obsolete or boring—especially when it comes to classic literature. Shakespeare doesn’t seem to shake things up anymore and Jane Austen’s stories now need zombies in them to make them relevant and cool. Have we really out-grown the classics? Laura Miller provides answers to this pressing question in her article …show more content…
Riordan’s series provided “highly arcane mythological information such as the traditional myths in modern language,” which basically means he made old confusing Greek mythology fun, cool, and relatable to today’s youth. They explain how he doesn’t just retell these ancient stories but how he has molded them in a way where they can survive within today’s world, by redefining these classics he has made them apart of pop culture and that helps his readers become more interested and relate to them more. But is this technique of preserving the classics actually preserving them? Or ruining them?
This debate has been going on for years and the central question in this debate has been “that of the extent to which high culture and the classical tradition (embracing not only the ancient world but also, say, Old Master paintings and classical music) may successfully be transmitted to the masses.” (236) One can argue that in order to successfully transmit classic literature it needs to adapt to the times but others can argue the importance of limiting the amont of change that is to be tolerated— if you change them too much it losses …show more content…
In high school when we were reading Romeo and Juliet none of my class mates could engage with the subject matter, they couldn’t understand what Shakespeare was saying or follow the plot of the story, but as soon as my teacher but in the 1696 movie adaptation it became so clear—it was something about Mercutio (Harold Perrineau) being in drag and seeing Tybalt (John Leguizamo) and Romeo (Leonardo Decaprio) go at it with guns and actually portraying the houses as street gangs that made everyone want to read the play—the original Romeo & Juliet. If it wasn’t for that modern adaptation many wouldn’t have even tried to understand or enjoy reading the original
Because we live in a society that is constantly undergoing technological advancements, a society where you can store and read dozens of books electronically, make a video with just the touch of a button, have entire conversations just using emojis, our new fast pace way of living might make our traditional ways of entertainment and learning seem… obsolete or boring—especially when it comes to classic literature. Shakespeare doesn’t seem to shake things up anymore and Jane Austen’s stories now need zombies in them to make them relevant and cool. Have we really out-grown the classics? Laura Miller provides answers to this pressing question in her article …show more content…
Riordan’s series provided “highly arcane mythological information such as the traditional myths in modern language,” which basically means he made old confusing Greek mythology fun, cool, and relatable to today’s youth. They explain how he doesn’t just retell these ancient stories but how he has molded them in a way where they can survive within today’s world, by redefining these classics he has made them apart of pop culture and that helps his readers become more interested and relate to them more. But is this technique of preserving the classics actually preserving them? Or ruining them?
This debate has been going on for years and the central question in this debate has been “that of the extent to which high culture and the classical tradition (embracing not only the ancient world but also, say, Old Master paintings and classical music) may successfully be transmitted to the masses.” (236) One can argue that in order to successfully transmit classic literature it needs to adapt to the times but others can argue the importance of limiting the amont of change that is to be tolerated— if you change them too much it losses …show more content…
In high school when we were reading Romeo and Juliet none of my class mates could engage with the subject matter, they couldn’t understand what Shakespeare was saying or follow the plot of the story, but as soon as my teacher but in the 1696 movie adaptation it became so clear—it was something about Mercutio (Harold Perrineau) being in drag and seeing Tybalt (John Leguizamo) and Romeo (Leonardo Decaprio) go at it with guns and actually portraying the houses as street gangs that made everyone want to read the play—the original Romeo & Juliet. If it wasn’t for that modern adaptation many wouldn’t have even tried to understand or enjoy reading the original