There will be two 32 slot brackets, the winners of which will compete against each other. (Some polls on the logistics to follow).
In addition, there will be some preliminary polls to narrow the number of contestants down to 64. The majority of these will be between multiple pairings of one character or multiple pairings from the same media.
Pairings' classifications (couple, friends, etc) are determined by the most common interpretation. These classifications will have no effect on how they are placed in the bracket and are only there to provide additional context.
The bracket (& preliminary matches) should be decided upon by the evening of March 5th (pst).
A post with the final contestant list will be up soon.
i am joining the bandwagon and starting a new bracket!!! woohoo!!!!
in this tournament we are going to figure out who the fruitiest classic lit character is because it's important to me :)
hopefully i'll get enough submissions for a 32-character bracket, but if we need to extend it we can!
now, submission rules!!
no real people but then again classic lit is about literature what am i doing. yk what if there's a specific characterisation of a historical figure (eg. virgil in the divine comedy, napoleon in war and peace) then i guess????
your classic lit gays can be any gender i don't mind
i do have some pre-chosen mfs for the thing dw. feel free to submit them tho!
my definition of classic lit is fairly broad - i don't mind greek classics, gothic lit, or whatever the hell george orwell has going on tbh. just anything that's considered a classic.
now remember to have fun my dudes ily <3 /p
(inspired by @classiclitbracket, @classic-lit-couples-showdown, @pathetic-sadboy-contest, @thedadbracket, @battle-of-the-lawyers and @bluecharactertournament, as well as many others!)
Moderated by @sorrel-scribbles [she/her, minor] and inspired by @ultimatehistorical, @riordanversecharactertournament, @baldguy-fight, @spnepisodebracket, @classic-lit-couples-showdown, @ultimate-poll-tournament and so many more!
Important Info:
Submissions will be open one week (March 15-22), but will stay open if I have less than fifteen submissions or close early if I receive more than one hundred.
The current plan is a 32 entry bracket, but I will consider doing a 64 entry one if I get enough interest/submissions.
There will probably be a couple of preliminary rounds before the actual polls come out, because there are a couple of authors whose work I expect to see multiple submissions for.
Propaganda is welcome, but please wait to submit it at least until the first preliminaries come out (this can be done by using the ask box or making your own post and @ing me)
If you have questions feel free to submit them to the ask box!
Friendly competition is fine, but I will block you if you can’t be civil with one another!
Submission Criteria:
The book must have been published between 1600-1970 CE
It must be written by a European (Russia/the Ural mountains to Ireland, not including Turkey/The Ottoman Empire), Canadian, or United States American*
The book must be fictional and considered a novel (no short stories, plays, poetry etc.)
You can’t submit a book already on the auto-inclusion list
You can’t submit for an author already on the auto-inclusion list as I’m only allowing one book per author
You can submit a series together (ex: Sherlock Holmes) or an individual book from the series (ex: A Study in Scarlet), just make sure to specify in the form
Up to five submissions per person, but you can only submit each book once
You have to make your submission through the google form (below). Submissions in comments, asks, etc. will not count (sorry, but I need to be able to keep track).
*on the Eurocentrism of this criteria: There is so much amazing Islamic, African, S./E. Asian, Pacific, and South American literature out there, but I feel it really merits its own bracket by someone who understands the material more and that it wouldn’t really get the fair chance it deserves in this bracket anyway as I expect it to be American and Brit Lit heavy as is and more people will come out to support those books so I might as well just limit the criteria off the bat.
Voting/Submitting Guidelines:
The goal here is to determine which is the most classic piece of literature. You can vote based on your personal favorite, what you think had the most cultural impact, what is the most popular or timely today etc.
I DO NOT want to see any moral complaints. Many of these authors/works were racist, sexist, etc. and I fully condemn that, but we can separate the art from the artist and still understand the importance of/enjoy the work despite its flaws.You’re free to not like/not vote for a book due to offensive material, but I don’t want to see tags/comments/asks saying “you shouldn’t have included x because it’s racist” or “nobody vote for y it’s misogynistic.” This isn’t “which classic lit book is the most morally correct”.
I've been meaning to make a post about this so I'll just use this ask to do it.
In short; I don't know
In slightly more words; I won't get into detail but my life got busy and stressful, I'm fine don't worry, but I am gonna have to put this on the back burner for a bit.
Not for a long amount of time, but for a couple weeks.
I'll still be answering asks if they come in and reblogging other polls who tag me, but the bracket won't be out for a bit.
Do you have a favorite villain who won’t stop smiling? The one that’s unspeakably polite even as they’re actively committing atrocities? Or even the one that doesn’t get a redemption arc so much as a domestication arc? Then have I got a competition for you!
This is the place for your Bill Ciphers and Flowey Undertales.
Rules
Similar tropes like Faux Affably Evil and Lovable Traitor are extremely welcome!
No real people, because once the crimes against humanity become real they stop being fun.
Propaganda is encouraged.
Please nominate as many villains as you want but only one per form and only nominate each character once.
I’m going to include as many characters as physically possible, so please nominate your niche faves!
This bracket was inspired by so many, many competitions, but the ones that gave me enough serotonin to actually start this are: @losersbracketofficial, @autismswagsummit, @classic-lit-couples-showdown, @greekmythssexywoman, and @nichesexymanbloodbath
Someone submitted Antonio & Sebastian but didn't specify if they meant the Antonio & Sebastian from The Tempest or the Antonio & Sebastian from Twelfth Night, so....
Which Antonio & Sebastian should I consider including?
As a comment on the form, please know that I had coincidentally just put a copy of it on hold at my local library a few hours before creating this blog
(Passing on their recommendation to all reading this; check out The Last Man by Mary Shelly if you’ve not yet)
