What would be some examples of such longevity ? *Popular fiction from the 19th C. -- but anything earlier than 1800 ? (the problem being -- literacy itself was not a popular activity) There are three classics of Chinese popular fiction that go back about 800 years -- but again -- you could almost say that anyone who could read was from a special class.
*Popular music ? Is any popular music written before 1800 still played -- other than hymns ? *Popular visual art? Perhaps those small terracotta figures from ancient, western Mexico would qualify -- they seem to be as popular today as when they were made -- but anything else ? Of course -- this is a tough question. How can we measure the popularity of something made in earlier centuries -- and how can we measure it now? I'm saying that those Mexican figures are popular in our time because some people pay high prices for them and they get shown in many art museums -- but still that audience is minuscule compared to the audience for Britney Spears or Madonna. _____________________________________________________________ Find precision scales that can weigh anything. Click now! http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2211/fc/Ioyw6ijlkQJKZ1LWCrDLFIOOZuFVzN DSBN23h5QS21I4Y5cZpDq6OY/?count=1234567890
