From the following quote, decide whether the statement is more progressive or traditional. there is no 'essence' of literature whatsoever . . any writing may be read 'poetically'. if i pore over the railway timetable not to discover a train connection but to stimulate in myself general reflections on the speed and complexity of modern existence, then i might be said to be reading it as literature. (terry eagleton) traditional progressive

Progressive

Explanation:

This is a clearly progressive statement because it departs significantly from traditional notions, i.e., conceptions established  at a previous time that persist historically through repetition, in this case, about what makes a piece of writing count as literature. The author rejects the traditional and broadly accepted idea that there is an intrinsic essence to literary texts that differentiate them from non-literary texts.

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ichabod crane is a fictional character and the protagonist in washington irving's short story, "the legend of sleepy hollow", first published in 1820. in popular culture, this story is sometimes retitled as "the headless horseman."