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  1. The making of the English literary canon
    from the Middle Ages to the late eighteenth century
    Published: c1998
    Publisher:  McGill-Queen's University Press, Montreal [Que.]

    Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Amberg-Weiden / Hochschulbibliothek Amberg
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    Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Amberg-Weiden, Hochschulbibliothek, Standort Weiden
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 0773516832; 0773520805; 0773566996; 9780773516830; 9780773520806; 9780773566996
    Subjects: Poésie anglaise / Histoire et critique; Chefs-d'œuvre (Littérature); Canon (Literature) / History and criticism; English literature / History and criticism; Criticism / Great Britain / History; Letterkunde; Engels; Canon; LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; Canon (Literature); English poetry; Englisch; Geschichte; Literatur; English poetry; Canon (Literature); Literatur; Kanon; Englisch
    Scope: 1 Online-Ressource (x, 400 p.)
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    Includes bibliographical references and index

    It is widely accepted among literary scholars that canon-formation began in the eighteenth century when scholarly editions and critical treatments of older works, designed to educate readers about the national literary heritage, appeared for the first time. In The Making of the English Literary Canon Trevor Ross challenges this assumption, arguing that canon-formation was going on well before the eighteenth century but was based on a very different set of literary and cultural values. Covering a period that extends from the Middle Ages to the institutionalization of literature in the eighteenth century, Ross's comprehensive history traces the evolution of cultural attitudes towards literature in English society, highlighting the diverse interests and assumptions that defined and shaped the literary canon

  2. The making of the English literary canon
    from the Middle Ages to the late eighteenth century
    Published: c1998
    Publisher:  McGill-Queen's University Press, Montreal

    Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz, Max-Planck-Institut, Bibliothek
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 0773520805; 0773516832
    Subjects: Geschichte; Canon (Literature); English literature; Criticism; Kanon; Englisch; Literatur
    Scope: x, 400 p
    Notes:

    Revision of the author's dissertation (Ph. D.--University of Toronto, 1988)

    Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-381) and index