in the canon were written by white, male authors. This limited perspective excluded the voices and experiences of women, people of color, and other marginalized groups. This narrow view of the canon has been challenged and expanded in recent years to include a more diverse range of voices and perspectives in literature and art.
The spread of political movements supporting racial and gender equality
The increased availability of literature from outside Europe
the increased availability of literature from outside Europe
The increased availability of literature from outside Europe
The spread of political movements supporting racial and gender equality
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A Native American professor .
An African farmer .
An East Indian servant .
In the 19th century the Western Canon would be a Native American professor. He was also a African farmer.
There are a few reasons why some might fuss over hamlet should be in the western canon. The main reason would be the work had appeal across cultures.
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Narrow in scope, because it was written almost exclusively by white European males.
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A classic is a book that is a part of a canon. The composition of a canon is a retrospective activity that includes inclusion and exclusion of some texts. This is an ongoing process, although some books seemingly will always remain in the canon (Dante's Inferno, for example).
Narrow in scope, because it was written almost exclusively by white European males.
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It has had broad appeal across many cultures for more than 400 years.
The Western canon is a group of works that has influenced western culture. Not all of them are originally written in English. The Bible, for example, was originally written in Aramaic; "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey" were originally in Greek.
No. The Bible was written in Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek. The ancient Greek philosophers like Aristotle are there too. Some people include the great Hindu epics as well. Dante's Divine Comedy was written in Italian. Don Quixote was written in Spanish. Shakespeare makes the cut, that's in English. Grimm's Fairy Tales were written in German. Huckleberry Fin, though, is in English, so is James Joyce's Ulysses. I've made no effort to list all the works that people put in the canon, but the ones I listed certainly make it clear that it's not all English!
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