2007-05-23 23:04:57 · 6 answers · asked by so_little_tym 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
when it speaks for and to all people of all ages and all eras.
In short a classic like Tolstoy's Anna Karenina has a particular setting but addresses universal human tragedies/concerns beyond its particular/immediate society and period. In short it advances the virtues of humanism - that life blood of literature!
2007-05-24 00:06:48 · answer #1 · answered by ari-pup 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Critical acclaim is much more important than popularity in achieving the status of "classic." High praises from literary critics, analysis in books and articles about literature, use by professors of literature, and inclusion in anthologies of literature all contribute to this designation. Passage of time also helps in that it weeds out the more questionable works and the agreement of scholars over time on the quality of a piece of literature is very hard to overturn.
2007-05-24 06:21:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. When it stood over critics.
There are books that we call comtemporary classics because it stood over the judgement of the most famous critics and has won the hearts of many readers.
2. If stood over the test of time.
If a has been selling for many many years, then somehow it is a classic.
2007-05-24 06:14:20 · answer #3 · answered by Vernan 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When its' written by Mark Twain.
2007-05-24 12:48:00 · answer #4 · answered by orlandob333 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
after a long time :)
2007-05-24 06:08:18 · answer #5 · answered by gsgandalf 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I guess it just 'happens'.
2007-05-24 06:12:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋