/lit/ - Literature

>>16231348
this is not the discussion i wish to have at all. you have misunderstood every point on every front. it seems you think context doesn't matter for the artist; this is patently absurd. a composer stepping onto the scene after shotakovich cannot mimic shostakovich; progress is imperative. innovation is the source of great art and the pride of the great artist. you don't understand this very simple thing.

my last attempt to reach you; i am not arguing for the quality or greatness of these artists. i am simply stating their necessity. they and their work exists because they cannot do anything but to move their art forward; they are worthless otherwise. a very simple example was listed here >>16231315 with the modern tolstoy idea. how is one to simply rewrite the greats? it would be meaningless and no one would pay attention. this is not an argument for subjective value, merely a statement of fact.