things last because they remain relevant. the iliad and the odyssey feature not only a easily copiable and manipulated storyline, they present and represent issues and themes that remain relevant to this day, ie, man's psychological journey to overcome his shortcomings and become a better, stronger, etc. person. the same goes for the grapes of wrath: it's the story of the little man being oppressed. yes, the little man will ALWAYS be oppressed, because, if he wasn't, he would no longer be the little man. refer to what alicia said about lit for more, because we share an acceptance of fact on this one.
music is ever passing, because it doesn't deal with these issues as strongly. sure, the lyrics can tell a story that rivals the odyssey, but it isn't as easily accessible due to language barriers, and people's choice in music. just because i find hope in tim kasher and the good life or elliott smith doesn't mean some twenty-something clubhopping stunt double for paris hilton's downtown bonanza would as well...that bitch would rather dance.
books can be easily translated to other languages, and presented to a wide variety of people. music...not so much.
catullus lasted because he speaks something that everyone can relate to (the intense pain of love and loss) in a very basic, understandable style of language...even translated, it's pretty low-level, common man speech. that and he keep he shit packed away right. air tight vacuum sealed casing, mufugga.
it all comes down to what people like, and what they don't. if it's easily relatable in a hundred years, or is still pretty, or still is as meaningful, it'll be there. maybe there'll be a church dedicated to fonzie from happy days.
but, like i said in a previous post, we live in an imaginary world based upon a dream forged from nothingness, so, really, does it matter what is imagined to survive? i hope the future sees us as a bunch of obese, reatrded, mtv-lovers who dedicated our lives to getting shitfaced and then getting laid. because that will motivate them to be better people than the past, no matter how untrue it may be.
the iliad and the odyssey feature not only a easily copiable and manipulated storyline, they present and represent issues and themes that remain relevant to this day, ie, man's psychological journey to overcome his shortcomings and become a better, stronger, etc. person.
the same goes for the grapes of wrath: it's the story of the little man being oppressed. yes, the little man will ALWAYS be oppressed, because, if he wasn't, he would no longer be the little man.
refer to what alicia said about lit for more, because we share an acceptance of fact on this one.
music is ever passing, because it doesn't deal with these issues as strongly.
sure, the lyrics can tell a story that rivals the odyssey, but it isn't as easily accessible due to language barriers, and people's choice in music.
just because i find hope in tim kasher and the good life or elliott smith doesn't mean some twenty-something clubhopping stunt double for paris hilton's downtown bonanza would as well...that bitch would rather dance.
books can be easily translated to other languages, and presented to a wide variety of people.
music...not so much.
catullus lasted because he speaks something that everyone can relate to (the intense pain of love and loss) in a very basic, understandable style of language...even translated, it's pretty low-level, common man speech.
that and he keep he shit packed away right. air tight vacuum sealed casing, mufugga.
it all comes down to what people like, and what they don't.
if it's easily relatable in a hundred years, or is still pretty, or still is as meaningful, it'll be there.
maybe there'll be a church dedicated to fonzie from happy days.
but, like i said in a previous post, we live in an imaginary world based upon a dream forged from nothingness, so, really, does it matter what is imagined to survive?
i hope the future sees us as a bunch of obese, reatrded, mtv-lovers who dedicated our lives to getting shitfaced and then getting laid.
because that will motivate them to be better people than the past, no matter how untrue it may be.
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