A bibliography of literary works that survive from Greek antiquity, ranging from Homer to the closing of the Academy in the 6th century AD; a literary history that can be consulted for geographical, chronological and prosopographical information as well.
A bibliography of literary works that survive from Greek antiquity, ranging from Homer to the closing of the Academy in the 6th century AD; a literary history that can be consulted for geographical, chronological and prosopographical information as well.
"Die Bezeichnung 'Klassiker' ist keine neutrale Charakterisierung, sondern kommt einer Ehrung gleich. Für den kanonischen Anspruch eines literarischen Textes sprechen seine zeitlose Gültigkeit, seine mehrere Generationen umfassende Rezeptionsgeschichte und seine breite zeitgenös…
The canons of fantasy: lands of high adventure
The canons of fantasy: lands of high adventure
Despite publishing endeavours such as the Ballantine Adult Fantasy Series in the 1970s and Fantasy Masterworks in the early 2000s, the canon of modern fantasy is still very much in flux. This Element examines four key questions raised by the prospect of a fantasy canon: the way …
The modern period has read its own contingent values into Middle English literature, and a modern canon of vernacular medieval literary texts has evolved as a result. While this book works with a selection of texts that have achieved such canonical status, it brings to light som…