And like them, their work not only survives but is the object of renewed interest.
His work did not survive and is only known through secondary accounts.
In some ways, it is a wonder that the work survived at all.
But right now he cares more that his life's work survive him.
How each work will survive on its own is a question, but not a very troubling one.
The work was very popular for centuries, surviving in more than 700 manuscripts.
Though some artists, as they age, worry about how their work will survive them.
He is one of the fortunate few whose work will survive his lifetime.
The work would have survived through oral transmission until first written down, perhaps in the 9th century.
Maybe that tells us something about how a work will survive.