I recently read "Lady Chatterly's Lover."  It was banned in Britain when it was written, but I thought it was really rather mild.  In my honest opinion, the only reason that it is considered literature is that it was racy for it's time.  This got me thinking....how many pieces in our cannon are only there because they were ahead of their time.  In other words, if they were written today, would they even be a big deal?