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cygnus-art · 1 year ago

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Oooh. Screenshot OP. Are you sure about including Dante's Heavenly Comedy in the High Classics.

The Divine Comedy (at least, the Comedy in its time) is very much comparable to modern day fic because people like you see "high" art (existing IPs) as being "above" the "common folk" (the audience and fandom) who are unworthy of even talking about fanfic and IPs in the same sentence.

Plus there's plenty of instances on tumblr where people go "You'd think [quote] is from a classical poem but no, it's from a [insert ship/fandom] fanfic" nowdays, and I can't help but draw a parallel to the people that once saw the merit in Dante's work, when all the "elevated folk" saw it as nothing. So.

#dante aligheri #i dont think the anti-ao3 thing is inherently classist but the whole 'seeing fic as lesser' gives me those vibes #like..#why is it lesser now? because the author didnt spend a fortune hiring an agent?#or is it because their work didnt have to go through a process where they were restricted or censored to cater to an audience?#basically why are you so pissed that people are able to access a writing platform without jumping through hoops like with trad publishing?#also my sibling in sin. most authors out there ARE full grown adults with children.#anyway this irked me sorry for the rambling.

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