Classic book

A classic is a book accepted as being exemplary or particularly noteworthy, usually of some chronological age since its original publications. What makes a book "classic" is a concern that has occurred to various authors ranging from Italo Calvino to Mark Twain and the related questions of "Why Read the Classics? " and "What Is a Classic?

" have been essayed by authors from different genres and eras.
The ability of a classic book to be reinterpreted, re-translated, abridged and parodied, to seemingly be renewed in the interests of generations of readers succeeding its creation, is a theme that is seen in the writings of literary critics including Michael Dirda, Ezra Pound, and Sainte-Beuve.
These books can be published as a collection such as Great Books of the Western World, Modern Library, or Penguin Classics; debated, as in the Great American Novel; or presented as a list, such as Harold Bloom's list of books that constitute the Western canon.

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