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"Or if I put it another way, what is the definition of a writer?" Akihara Hiroto asked again.

Some people showed thoughtful expressions.

Hiroto Akihara also said: "In the eyes of many people, writers are literary creators who want to make cultural creation their career and focus on writing, but besides them, can't the things written by other people be called literature? ? For example, news from reporters, doesn’t it count?%”

Hiroto Akihara's statement actually has some historical significance.

In the previous life, someone pointed out that the content of journalists should also belong to literature, and it should be non-fiction literature.

However, this point of view has always been very controversial in the academic circles.Before he crossed over, there were still many people arguing.

But Hiroto Akihara believes that since literature is the art of language and can attract the attention of the society, press releases based on reality can naturally be regarded as a kind of literature.

However, Hiroto Akihara raised this point today not to show off his knowledge, but to increase everyone's interest in literature.

He glanced around at everyone, and asked another seemingly "contradictory" question.

"Which came first, literature, or writers?"

Hearing this question, whether it is the old writers who are listening or the students, they are deeply puzzled...

[Chapter 284.283 What exactly is literature]

In many textbooks, literature is considered to be the art of words created only by writers.

But there is a big problem with this statement.

After all, from a logical definition, shouldn’t there be literature before there are so-called writers?

Otherwise, how should the earliest batch of literary works be interpreted?

In addition to this, for example, the author of "Annie's Notes" is just a diary written by a 13-year-old ordinary Jewish girl.

If you look at it in a strict sense, she is not a writer at all (generally refers to literary creation workers who focus on cultural creation and mainly write).

However, her works are still published and bought and read by tens of millions of people, and made many people think deeply after World War II.

Isn’t such a work considered literature?

Therefore, in Akihara Hiroto’s view, so-called writers should be produced by attachment to literature, and the art of literature is not only monopolized and defined by writers.

If we want to insist on this point, we must change the interpretation of the term writer.

After Akihara Hiroto explained these words, many people in the audience showed expressions of thought.

In neon textbooks, the status of writers is raised very high, and even the standards of literature have also risen.

But today, Hiroto Akihara refuted this statement from the point of view of logic.

Hiroto Akihara saw that everyone was silent, and continued, "Then the question is, if literature is not only mastered by writers, then what is it?"

He did not continue immediately, but randomly called a female college student in the audience to stand up: "This classmate, have you ever written a diary?"

The female college student froze for a moment, then replied, "I have."

"Then do you think it's literature?"

She showed an embarrassed expression, and said truthfully, "It shouldn't be counted."

Hiroto Akihara laughed, "Many writers' diaries can be classified as literature, why do you think yours doesn't count?"

The female college student didn't know how to answer for a while, her face was flushed, but Yuto Akihara waved her hand and asked her to sit down.

"This classmate thinks that her diary is not counted, because she feels that her fame or writing skills cannot be compared with those writers, but in my opinion, her diary can also be regarded as literature."

"When reading her diary, we can learn about everything that happened around her, her life and emotional experience. Even if the writing may not be brilliant, we can still peep into her inner world."

"Not only that, if her diary can be kept for hundreds of years, will it still provide rich historical materials for readers at that time?"

He cleared his throat, then looked around the audience, and said in a strong voice: "How can such a valuable notebook not be considered literature?"

His statement is actually vaguely combined with Marxist theory.

In Marxist literary theory, literature is only a special ideology of production.

Whether it is a diary or an essay, it can reflect the organizational system, production mode and exchange mode of a society in an era, and even people's thoughts and feelings.

Therefore, in terms of value, they should all be classified as literature.

After Hiroto Akihara put forward this point of view, the whispers in the audience became louder.

A girl's daily notes can be regarded as literature, but this has never been said before.

And even the girl who was questioned just now blushed when she was teased by others.

Seeing everyone's reaction, Akihara Hiroto showed a satisfied smile.

Since my diary and essays can be regarded as literature, it is estimated that these students will not feel that literature is so far away from themselves!

After waiting for 3 minutes, after the court became quiet again, he continued: "In addition to this point, we can talk about the future of literature."

He took out the thick black pen again, and wrote "traditional literature", "modern literature", "classical literature", and "popular literature" on the writing board.

After finishing writing, he put down his pen, raised his head and said, "What kind of literature do you think can represent the future of the literary world?"

Different from the nature of literature just now, this issue is very sensitive.

It involves the dispute between traditional literature and reasoning literature in the literary world, and even includes the dispute between Western literature and neon literature to a certain extent. (The more westernized, the more modern)

Therefore, after Hiroto Akihara asked the question, the expressions of the members of the association sitting in the first two rows also changed.

Yuichiro Yoshikawa showed a dignified expression, Sakuko Akiyama became thoughtful, and the others gathered their spirits even more...

After Akihara Hiroto glanced briefly, he continued talking.

"Judging from the reading base in Neon China, popular literature is now popular, such as reasoning and romance, each occupying a considerable market. This is precisely because people increasingly want to talk lightly and seek sensory stimulation."

"At the same time, the influence of foreign literature on us has deepened, so many young people do not even read the works of local authors, and only read Western literary works." (Haruki Murakami is an example)

"If you look at it this way, modern literature and popular literature have already gained an advantage over traditional and classical literature."

"But I don't think they represent the future even then!"

"In fact, there is no literature of any kind that can represent all literature."

Akihara Hiroto said in a confident tone, and his statement once again made everyone on the field puzzled.

Now that modern literature and popular literature have gained the upper hand, why not think that they represent the future of literature?