1. Literary Merit - Defining Timeless Literature
The idea behind literary merit is that specific works of literature have stood the test of time and the message(s) that the author imparts have timelessness and a relevance that goes without question over time. ... This piece of literature is a work of literary merit because it has a message that is timeless and one that has stood the test of time at the same time. ... One of them is a message that withstands the test of time and has timelessness. "Interpreter of Maladies," by Jhumpa Lahiri is an example of literary merit because it has a message that has withstood the test of time a...
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