Homework Help: World Literature

Posted by Glenn on Monday, January 15, 2007 at 10:07am.

What literature do you consider to be part of the United States' current literary canon, and why? How do those selections reflect the cultural tradition of the United States?

There is no one final list; it should always be rather fluid. But here are some websites that might help you start putting together what YOU think the canon should include.

http://www.teach12.com/ttcx/coursedesclong2.aspx?cid=250&id=250

http://www.victorianweb.org/gender/canon/litcan.html

http://www.literaryhistory.com/19thC/AmericanPre.htm

http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/ft2g5004sk/

http://www.berkeley.edu/news/berkeleyan/1997/0319/canon.html

http://www.mercer.edu/english/files/syllabi/480S_02S_Morgan.pdf (Acrobat Reader needed)

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Thanks Writeacher for the assist.

YW! Go get A's!!

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• What literature do you consider to be part of the United States' current literary canon, and why? How do those selections reflect the cultural tradition of the United States?
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  What literature do you consider to be part of the United States' current literary canon, and why? How do those selections reflect the cultural tradition of the United States?
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