“who, what, when, where, how?”
basic questions, but that help give meaning and provide understanding to the full story :)
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Indeed, if we define literature as only printed novels and poetry, perhaps it is, for all intents and purposes, dead.
Literature is a much wider range of ideas than just reading, even if we don't consciously realize it :0 People consider literature dead, but only because a lot of people don't think about how we constantly consume things that can be considered literature as well.
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Talking heads of the time argued that poetry and literature were a waste of time, or "fake news" as some might call it today. They questioned the purpose of fictional works.
While I think that the overall view on poetry/literature have changed over time, there are many people today who still feel the same way about it being a waste of time.
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