ENGL 203 : ENGL203 Lecture Notes 2013.docx
22 Apr 2013
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By definition, the approach of the survey can leave us hungry for further depth: canon. Oed (2002): a body of literary works traditionally regarded as the most important, significant, and worthy of study; those works literature considered to be established as being of the highest quality and most enduring value. Authorities list of books, sanctioned section of books. Connotes, on the one hand, the concept of measuring. Canon, in later times, used to signify list of books and authors. In this context, canon suggested worthy of texts and preservation over others. A collection of texts and authors, according to judgments of authors, critics, etc. that were thought of as being worthy of preservation. This group is always in flux, always can be revised. Various canons, over the notion of one canon of texts that are better than others: periods.
