The Literary Canon

     The literary canon is a tool to size art and culture in our society.  It is a model that we need to follow when we want introduces ourselves in a particular branch of art and culture.

  In literature, the canon is a brief but very selective list of classic works that even in the time we are living, are still read with a very powerful interested. This list are maintaining without variations, generation after generation. The reason of the list is not complex at all; this literary works, have been chosen because of their social prestigious and are considered as an essential element of education in the youth. 

When someone teaches literature is pretty impossible not establish a canon. The canon should have a very extensive repertoire of classic works and authors that join two factors at the same time: the aesthetic interest and the pedagogical necessity. When we talk about aesthetic interest we really need to be careful to choose works of quality, which ones are the major works that might like students. And when we refer to the pedagogical necessity, we are talking about which ones worth show and be analyzed by students. Certainly, it must stimulate the mind of students and transmit them the passion for literary lecture. 

The canon is necessary in any aspect. Every culture, every epoch has a list of reference.

“The cannon should be a canon of desire, as Borges proposed, where the process of canonization, for a very curious reader, should never end and be re-form a thousand times”. María del Carmen Castañeda. 

Written by Angelica Carrillo


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It is a term used widely to refer a group of literary works that are considered the most important of a particular time period or place. Therefore, to teach literature it is inevitable to ensure a canon, a closed repertoire of works and authors in which you combine two factors: the aesthetic taste and the pedagogical need.

The central idea in the concept of literary canon arises from a double need: continually review the list of recommended reading in class and an awareness of the need to affirm the importance of this list because it must serve to promote the study of literature and to facilitate your personal enjoyment, whether in school or outside of it.

By: Arly Georgina Fuentes 

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The term "canon", of Greek origin, refers to the concept of "rod or standard." Within the literary system, the concept of canon underlines the existence of a model or ideal ratio when considering literary works. That amount, called the literary canon is, in broad terms, the total written and oral work that still remains. However, this potential is limited canon from the outset about the possibility of access or no access to certain works. So we can say that any fee is just one part of a whole literary chimerical.

By: Ana Olivia

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The term "canon", of Greek origin, refers to the concept of "rod or standard." Within the literary system, the concept of canon underlines the existence of a model or ideal ratio when considering literary works. That amount, called the literary canon is, in broad terms, the total written and oral work that still remains. However, this potential is limited canon from the outset about the possibility of access or no access to certain works. So we can say that any fee is just one part of a whole literary chimerical.

By: Daniel Perez