One of the main functions of literature in the course of human history has been to explore society: its champions, achievements and often its shortcomings. When an author publishes a piece that is critical of the society in which he lives, the value of that piece cannot fully be realized in his generation. If his ideas and criticisms have merit in the years, decades, or centuries following his death, then does his work become immortal. …
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