Western canon

In the Western Canon written by Harold Bloom, under the category Hellenistic Greeks is the name Plutarch. Plutarch is considered one of the best-known Greek biographers and essayists, writing extensively about ancient Greek and Roman culture, influencing later Western writers according to Biography.com. He has written over two hundred pieces of work and Plutarch has influenced and inspired many historians and philosophers throughout the centuries and still does to this very day. Plutarch has many

person, Harold Bloom, has made his own list of requirements for a work to be a classic and then provides a list of literatures that fills these requirements. They are documented in Bloom’s book called The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Ages. After reading Chapter 1 of The Western Canon, it is evident that according to Bloom the basic requirements for a work of literature to be a classic are that the work engineers an expectation it has to later on fulfill, it cannot be reread, has strong

question. Does the Western Literary Canon share significance and relevance to everyone? But before that, one simple question. What is literature? Isn’t it just a bunch of words gathered on paper? One of the unbroken problems focused from this topic is that there has never been a stable predetermined definition of what exactly literature is. Yet it can be argued that the ‘Western Literary Canon’ was the first attempt of literary criteria. The criteria - the ‘Western Literary Canon’-of which we judge

book Adler mentions Great Books discussion groups. I looked into it and found that, during the 50s and early 60s there was a fad bordering on a movement, where groups of average people would actually convene to discuss readings from the classics of Western literature. Imagine! Next, I found out that an organization had been formed to support and propagate these groups, the Great Books Foundation, that it still exists, and that it publishes collections of readings from the Great Books for use by discussion

romantic novel that insists that literature should reflect its historical moment. Stendhal continued to write magnificent novels until 1842 when he passed away as the result of a stroke. 2. Stendhal is considered to be an important author of western literature

The meaning of music and its value has evolved over the years of its birth. In the present world, music is now interpreted and taken as one can imagine it. The idea and worth of music to an individual or group can mean anything to them. There is no consistent meaning of music because anyone can create their own meaning rather than following another’s. Ethnicity on the other hand has a solid definition. From the Oxford Concise Dictionary of Sociology, “Ethnicity defines individuals who consider themselves

For part two of this project, I decided to interview a friend that I became very close to and can relate a lot to since my time starting at the college, Joseph Ahn. I asked him four questions regarding the environment in which he was raised in, what the music education program was like there, how he would describe his own identity, and the outside influences that shaped his identity. This is significant to me because I think it is important to always get new and unique perspectives on your own ideas

programs has prompted many departments to take a critical look at their pedagogical canons. Concern about the lack of diversity represented within the traditional western canon, and its failure to reflect growing numbers of ethnically and culturally diverse students is also a conflict faced by editors of literary anthologies. How is literary merit evaluated and awarded? Which authors must be replaced in order to update the canon to better reflect changing pedagogical needs? This conversation is one of necessity

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