LITERATURE QUESTIONS
LITERARY THEORY AND CRITICISM
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literary criticism
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canon
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archetypes
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dulce et utile
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Detailed explanation-1: -First, it is defined as a traditional collection of writings, against which other writings are evaluated. In other words, it means “a long list of works taken as authentic.” For example, the Bible – both written in Hebrew, and even translated versions.
Detailed explanation-2: -The literary canon is ‘a traditional collection of writings, against which other writings are evaluated’.
Detailed explanation-3: -Canon (one “n”) refers to a collection of rules or texts that are considered to be authoritative. Shakespeare and Chaucer are part of the canon of Western literature, so you might read their work in an English class.
Detailed explanation-4: -A list of authors or works considered to be central to the identity of a given literary tradition or culture.
Detailed explanation-5: -: an accepted principle or rule. : a criterion or standard of judgment. the canons of good taste. : a body of principles, rules, standards, or norms.