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Dostoevsky wasn't particularly respectable when he got started, and Shakespeare was regarded as pop culture until the 19th century. These standards change over
by gruseom 14y ago
Dostoevsky wasn't particularly respectable when he got started, and Shakespeare was regarded as pop culture until the 19th century. These standards change over time. In fact, great art as often as not starts out as low and only gets deemed high culture once the prejudices of its time have worn off.
- gnufied 14y agoInteresting. But have times changed though? You will have to pardon my ignorance little bit because I am a non-native speaker of English (and hence uneducated in history of English literature), but even today you rarely see a comedy getting the Pulitzer. Of course, these awards don't mean much at the end of day but I get distinct feeling that even today - Comedy is considered low brow stuff even behind Fantasy. (Both are my favourite genres btw).
- pclark 14y agoMoby Dick was utterly ignored for many decades. heart breaking.