It is highly experimental and may be understood by only a few scholars.
Finnegans Wake is arguably the most difficult book to understand written in any language. Its inaccessibility makes it a problem for some. Then again, Einstein's papers on relativity are also inaccessible to most, but its doubtful that anyone would have a problem including them into the Western canon due to their extreme importance.--->apex It is highly experimental and may be understood by only a few scholars.
Many readers may object to including Finnegans Wake in the western literary canon due to its dense and difficult-to-understand writing style, lack of a traditional narrative structure, and incorporation of multiple languages and wordplay. Some may argue that it is overly self-indulgent and exclusive, making it inaccessible to a wider audience and diminishing its relevance in the canon.
Western literary tradition originated in ancient Greece.
Many works in the traditional Western literary canon have been criticized for their lack of diversity in terms of authors and perspectives represented. Critics argue that this narrow focus excludes marginalized voices and perpetuates systemic biases. Additionally, the canon itself has been questioned for its subjective nature and the criteria used for inclusion.
Most works in the Western literary tradition share a connection to ancient Greece.
One criticism of the existing Western literary canon is that it mostly excludes women and minorities.
Western literary societies have a large amount of consensus on which works should be included in the literary canon. However sometimes up to 10% of these may be disagreed upon. This number changes as the make up of literary societies and academia changes from year to year.
canon
Most works in the Western literary tradition have a connection to the culture of ancient Greece.
the culture of ancient Greece.
The flourishing of prose forms such as the novel, short story, essay, and literary drama
The Problem of Slavery in Western Culture was created in 1966.