What happened to Rembrandt, Leonardo da Vinci, Michaelangelo, Raphael?
What happened to Shakespeare, Goethe, Milton, Heine, Dante, Petrarch, Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky?
Their works are all still available for us to enjoy. It's just that the Orcs don't appreciate such things.
***It’s just that the Orcs don’t appreciate such things. ***
Years ago, a used bookstore had a problem with teens and bums loitering in the doorway of their building. They found the best way to drive the loiterers off was to play classical music, not loud, but just enough to irritate their r&r hip-hop sensibilities.