Literary canon

Expanding the Literary Canon While this essay can in no way claim to contain a fully representative sampling of what various scholars have contributed relative to the ongoing debate over the literary canon, I will attempt to highlight three distinct positions which are all informed by John Guillory's critical contributions to the canonical debate. First, I will discuss the concept of ideology and canon formation as Guillory first articulated it in his 1983 essay, "The Ideology of Canon Formation:

I feel that familiarity with the works of the literary canon is only one of many ways that people can improve their reading and writing skills. Reading is easy, understanding what you read is where the challenge comes in. Some of the canonized books, such as the Bible, Shakespeare stories, Sun Tzu; The Art of War, can be very difficult to comprehend especially for people of younger ages. The whole point of reading is to comprehend and put into perspective whatever you read. There are some books

read Romeo and Juliet, a great literary work that is member of what would be called canonized literature. Canons, anthologies as used in the school system are lists of literary works, to be read by students. Canons limit the literary scope that a student will receive, restricting their overall understanding of literature. Literary canon, anthologies fail to encompass literary greatness, instead they are built more around affluence or influence. To be in literary canon is “not exactly greatness but

Rooted in the Christian theological discourse, the term “canon” referred to the standardisation of chapters of the Bible and other scriptural writings on the basis of certain qualitative rules. While in literature, the term “canon” suggests a body of literary texts that are considered the most important. The term ‘canon’ seems to apply a certain authority to a work of literature. It offers an official authentication as valuable texts and earns respect as a reward for these texts. However, there is

The literary canon is those works considered by scholars, critics, and teachers to be the most important to read and study, which collectively constitute the “masterpieces” of literature. (Meyer 2175) In the past there has been much debate on whether non-fiction should be considered for inclusion in the canon, but non-fiction writers being considered part of the canon is not unheard of, and is already a reality – George Orwell, Henry David Thoreau, Ernest Hemingway- all had a significant body of

read, due to the fact it hinders cultural insight, and literary canon books are beginning to abate. The contrary side may infer that all students of high school English must read particular texts, such as literary canon books because they are most genuine, preeminent and beneficial. This is quite erroneous, though. According to George P. Landow’s article, “The Literary Canon,” “To enter the canon, or more properly, to be entered into the canon is to gain certain obvious privileges” (Source A). Landow

The American literary education system is one that has remained relatively consistent for the last few decades. The typical process which students follow as they progress through their years of primary and secondary education is one that is designed to teach them about the history of our society as well as how they may be able to express their creative thoughts and ideas in the same way so many authors in the past have. To determine which books are used in this system of education, curriculums often

result in more disadvantages than positive aspects. A literary canon is “an authoritative list, as of the works of an author” as well as a “basis for judgement; standard; criterion.”(Landow) Having a literary canon would have a harmful impact on many students’ interest in reading. Additionally, literary canons often exclude many excellent books from diverse cultures. Nevertheless, there is a multitudinous amount of people who think a literary canon would be beneficial to students’ future education

church that connects to the protestant reformation also in the sixteenth century Europe. The puritanism and Amish both are hundreds of years old as is the American Literary Canon. This canon consists of american literature from different authors at different times. The Judgement by Beverly Lewis should be a part of the literary canon because it opens deeper perceptions about the lives of the Amish women. It also provides insight for readers to the complex struggles Amish women faced with religion

“Sonny’s Blues”, written by James Baldwin in 1957. This story shows us the reality as well as the complexity of life matters, and an overall picture of all the subcategories also really shows us the reason why it should be remained as a part of the literary canon of the 21st Century. The story is possibly considered a great one because it meets several standards that are used by critics to determine whether a work is virtuous or whatnot. It also succeeds as a portion of literature because there is so