why is the knowledge of a person on literary classics the basis of how educated a person is during the 19th century?

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anonymous · Answer

is this like a brain stormer?

lgbasallote · Answer

no. it's curiosity

anonymous · Answer

well wadyu think?

anonymous · Answer

juxthrowing the qst to u

lgbasallote · Answer

lol idk. i was asking why ask me :p

lgbasallote · Answer

maybe because literary education was rare that time?

anonymous · Answer

c i throwing back the qst makes sb think about it more oh im good at this any way i was thinking since during the victorian ages theres a growing hunger for knowledge which was mostly expressed through novels and poetry

lgbasallote · Answer

i see...and victorian age is the 19th century?

inkyvoyd · Answer

Uh shakespeare was not 19th century. Derp.

anonymous · Answer

@lgbasallote yeah it is