Post Written By: Chris Stein
We haven't done much in class this week that could be "re-framed" but we are still reading Wuthering Heights and now we've added another book to the list plus an extra book for Reading Extravaganza. Wuthering Heights and the books on our AP Lit reading list vary greatly from the books on the Reading Extravaganza book list. For example, the books we read in class are typically considered to contain artistic use of language. In the same way, if we want to consider music art, it must contain artful use of either spoken language or artistic use of instruments and sound. We could say that Emily Brontë wrote a cleverly worded novel, and even though it may or may not be a slow read, it is still given merit because of it's artistic use of language. In a way, this is true of music. The song "Versace" by Migos has no artistic use of language and no outstanding instrumental background. Therefore, the song deserves no merit and as real music.
Illuminati. Versace Versace Versace. Versace Versace. You are now dumber for having watched this. The point is that music and literature alike must have some quality deserving of merit in order for them to succeed. People don't want to read a boring book and people don't to listen to boring music. We are entertained and challenged by artistic use of language and all the other qualities that make up our favorite book or our favorite song. Literature and music can have various qualities that make them entertaining, such as humor. Humor in literature is often subtle and expressed in the form of satire or a character's poor choices and unfortunate consequences. We find humor in a situation at the expense of the character. This technique is applied to music and music videos known as "spoofs".
