Louise Cowan's Essay 'The Necessity Of The Classic'

I agree that the need for classic literature is intense. While the classic literature is close to becoming extinct, I believe that this is causing a serious threat to our society. Dr. Louise Cowan, Texas-born critic and the chairman of the English Department at the University of Dallas also argues about the importance to retrieve and save the classic in her essay “The Necessity of the Classic”. According to Louise Cowan “to lose the classic is to lose a long heritage of wisdom concerning human nature, something not likely to be acquired again”(4). Classic literature is lost in today’s culture and needs to be rediscovered because it helps people to distinguish between good and evil, improve imaginative power, improve reading skills, and become a better person in life.
Mathew Arnold an English poet thought that the classic would never lose currency, as it deserves the place of what is simply “the class of the best”. But after 40 years he again stated that the classics had lost currency and the poets needed to be reminded of their retrieval. He further argues that the classic should be part of college curricula. I agree with his argument, as I believe that education is not only about learning the past, present, competitions, and measurement but also about the
I agree with her that having good literature skills would matter more to your imagination and intelligence as it increases how much you know and opens a different point of view with your imagination. When we read something, we comprehend it, which will benefit our thinking capacity and make us able to see things in a new way. Reading classic literature will help you understand things better as I will make you think and explore your inner mind