The English Canon By Andrine Sue

Until a publication has a "canon," it has been contended, it has not risen to the grade of sophistication at which it can be studied seriously by scholars. I would contend that the reverse is true: scholarly study creates canons by producing unquestionable texts accessible and by characterizing the terms by which they are studied. Folk literatures, for instance, are inclined not to have canons until scholars have gotten into proceed, assembling and correlating and investigating the untamed oral transmission of the folk tale or song. People might contend if "Tune X" is "really a blues ...