2006-10-01 11:22:20 · 12 answers · asked by vincentlittle 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
A classic is an item that has become a ubiquitous and unique symbol or icon of a time gone by, mainly because of its inherent quality or its representative status
2006-10-01 11:25:47 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A classic anything. Be it music, literature, or drama. It is a form that is so good it will not be forgotten as long as the living memory is passed on or heard. eg. Beethoven and Mozart 's music, played on instruments of the time to notes written in the universal language of music. The Sex Pistols are 'classic' but I wonder if there music will endure as well as Handel. The Beatles, another example of enduring staying power in peoples psyche. plays can be handed down through the centuries, as long as the written word can be read and appreciated
2006-10-01 11:43:10 · answer #2 · answered by Cassandra 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A consensus of opinion usually of so-called experts in the field.
Collectively you might say an informal committee defines a classic (whatever). Which may be where the expression originated......
2006-10-01 11:40:51 · answer #3 · answered by scrambulls 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A classic is an item that has become a ubiquitous and unique symbol or icon of a time gone by, mainly because of its inherent quality or its representative status.
2006-10-05 08:55:35 · answer #4 · answered by catdyer2005 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Something, music, art or literature which is so inherently boring that it puts kids off classical music, art, literature for the rest of their lives. This gives them the impetus to create new art forms. Not a bad idea really.
2006-10-01 23:51:12 · answer #5 · answered by cymry3jones 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A classic book is one that changes every time you read it. You learn something new and see a new part of the story each time, and you enjoy reading it the second and third time around.
2006-10-01 12:56:36 · answer #6 · answered by Butterfly 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
classic what? car? book? music? film? joke?
I would say a classic is something that has been around for a long time, and people still think it's great.
in the case of a car I think it's 25 years.
2006-10-01 11:25:11 · answer #7 · answered by what? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A group of people that are agreed to be experts in the field where they are granting classic status.
2006-10-01 11:44:57 · answer #8 · answered by Homeless in Phoenix 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As far as cars, 20 yrs. makes a classic, 25 an antique.....
2006-10-01 11:26:08 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Winston Churchill was once told by a woman (her name escapes me at the moment) "Sir, if you were my husband, I would poison your coffee" to which he replied "Madam, if you were my wife, I would drink it!" Now that's a classic!
2006-10-01 11:48:41 · answer #10 · answered by alfie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋