Wednesday’s post has left the author in somewhat of a pickle. How can he do a review on an alternate piece of literature when there wasn’t even a discussion in the first place on it’s legitimacy?
Well in order to save face and to not discuss something stupid (no jokes about the blog please) I have decided to give a brief overview of some “alternate literature” that I intend to discuss.
Music – This is a simple one. Music and even music videos are archived in the Library of Congress and are an important part of many people’s lives. Why then do I need to discuss it? The answer is simply that I find music is not treated as literature, but rather as it’s own category. While there is merit in this I feel it would behoove anyone interested in studying literature to consider music as a form.
Movies – Again this is an art form that doesn't seem to need much conversation, in fact many people watch more movies than they read books. My reasons are similar to listing music as a form of literature.
How-To Guides – Now we’re breaking into the meat. Literature is interesting because it becomes a time capsule of sorts. Even the most mundane instructions can shed light on the language of a period and the way it’s people processed information.
Tabletop Games – The interesting thing with tabletop games is that it may be the closest modern equivalent to the storytelling that was done ages ago. This is a very broad topic so we will be examining several different sub categories.
Video Games – Many people would prefer to liken video games to art, but it is the authors opinion that they are in reality closer to books than movies. We will be taking a much closer look at this in coming weeks.
That’s all I have for now, but you can be sure that there are many more forms of alternate literature to be discussed.
Cheers!
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