Definition Of A Literary Canon

Author and authority have a common root ,the Latin verb (augere). Authority is a idiom that is ordinary in daily use , And also comes loaded with a system of associations and meanings . it is also associated with social impose or criterion and is linked to notion of power . While author it indicate to intension , reinforcement and create . the modern meaning of '' author '' word is limited to a producer of a piece of writing . A literary ‘canon’ is a group of accepted literary works that are shaped by contexts, specific circumstances, and the opinions of the public which belongs to a country and a certain period in time. The idea of a literary canon implies some official status to be entered into the canon …show more content…
Cannon refers to a list of books containing names of important books serves as a guide for reading. The notion of a canon of religious texts is not absolutely rigorous , and in relation to literary and musical works it is more fluid still. Canon has a very particular meaning in music , where it is used to describe a musical form in which different voices or parts imitate each other .For example, Homer was considered to be as a classical and canonical poet ,because he is the author of the ancient Greek epic poems “The Iliad” and “The Odyssey. Many people considered him to be one of the earliest and most important Greek writers. He was a leading poet who contributed to the development of society ,from pre-literate to literate. In order to highlight on the concept of Iliad and Homeric poetry and its characteristic features . and describe the ''Easter'' poem by ''William Butler …show more content…
And also I will focuses on some evidence that made Iliad an important and canonical work . such as age , in reality the Iliad is one of the oldest work that is still alive in western literature . then the quality, I would argue that the quality of the poem makes the Iliad an important work , also put us in position and Pushing us to make our own judgment about the quality of the poetry . also one of those points which makes Homer to be a classical and canonical poet is his status . In homer's time there are many generation respected him , because he was a great reason to make the modern readers give the Iliad high status. So there are a lot of poets affected by him, like Michael Longley still engage with and rework Homeric poetry . characters in the poem are important figures , The people of the Iliad distinguished by their great heroism of myths as well as Gods. That all makes it tempting to think about their lives . Homer has sufficient knowledge to presents detailed knowledge of the actions and words of