... reproducibility in print. Do you agree? This essay aims to identify some of the factors which have combined to generate this reproducibility, by trying to clarify what is meant by a classic and how and why these texts should be elevated to the ranks of the literary canon. The canon is often debated in relation to the biblical canon. For the purposes ... controlling what the populace read. A parallel can be drawn between literature and history because the canon is a form of historical record: "the record of what one age finds worthy of note in another- ....

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... novel can be thoroughly enjoyed without any understanding of Goldman's satirical motives, and because the storyline falls within the margins of the romantic tradition, it can truly be appreciated as a "classic tale of true love and high adventure."" Children and other nave readers, for example, would love the story. Morgenstern's The Princess Bride is intended to be a funny historical satire but ... never given them a chance at an easy shot at happiness. This time I sure hope he lets them get there -(p. 398). The author even ends "William Goldman's- story on a somewhat happy note with t...

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... can serve as a link to another page and so on and so forth." (Davidson, 2001) Hypermedia refers to "Dynamic multimedia objects that have hyper textual aspects. As Landow and Delany note, hypermedia is a multimedia extension of hypertext that is more complex and interactive, integrating visual and auditory experiences as well as texts and links to give a more contextual synthesis of the ... operating in scholarly and commercial high gear" (Levison, 1997, p.140) there is a belief that we are moving towards what Roland Barthes describes in his book "The death of the Author" "Classic critic...

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