Why Read The Classics Blog #7

What authority does the author have as a writer? I think Calvino's power is explanation. In the essay, he puts definitions all over. Here is one from the middle of the essay, "The classics are those books which constitute a treasured experience for those who have read and loved them; but they remain just as rich an experience for those who reserve the chance to read them when they are in the best condition to enjoy them,"(pg:4 p:2). Then, in the following paragraph, he elaborates on what the definition meant. He explains the definition by saying, "For the fact that the reading we do when young can often be of little value because we are impatient, cannot concentrate, lack expertise in how to read, or because we lack experience in life,"(pg:4 p:3) I think he is saying that we don't want to rush into reading a classing becaue we wont enjoy it as much if we rush through it and don't fully concentrate on the words and details. We should wait for a time when we are older, have more life experience, and know we could concentrate and understand the text of the book because we will enjoy it then, not only because we might have been through a similar version of what a character in the book is going throught, but also because things become a little easier to understand as you grow up.