Canon Formation

3 books

Study of how literary works are selected, valued, and established as canonical. Examines power, taste, institutions, and challenges to traditional canons.

Goals

To understand processes of canon formation and revision. To analyze criteria for literary value and inclusion. To examine how power shapes literary hierarchies. To evaluate canonical and non-canonical works critically.

Books

  • Cover of Is literary history possible?

    Is literary history possible?

    Perkins, David, 1993

  • Cover of Why Read?

    Why Read?

    Mark Edmundson, 2005

  • Cover of The Western Canon

    The Western Canon

    Harold Bloom, 2014

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