1. The canonic classics of the Western tradition'
... easy to escape their stronghold over literature. Certain texts are indeed recognised subconsciously as belonging to a more respected class of literature than others. For example, the lofty status of the medieval poetry of Chaucer, of Shakespeare and Marlowe's renaissance plays, of Dickens and Hardy's austere Victorian novels might be among those cited by what society might consider a well read citizen. These ... ...
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