By understanding the literature created in the past centuries can we only understand, too, the significant role literature still plays in today’s society. But by studying the current literature can we only understand the changes, developments, the new ideologies that have probably risen or the new genres that have come to life to still encapsulate the pressing matter of the past that is still relevant today. By studying contemporary literature can we only see the movement. That’s the only way we know literature is continuously flourishing and thriving, and that the learners of the 21st century get to enjoy and understand the literature of their time.
In this episode, we'll talk about the themes and the forms that have evolved in our time.
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