Questão 2727744

Canon is a list that encapsulates all that is best in the world. Thus, the idea of a literary canon implies that the works that are part of the canon went through an excruciating process of analysis that considered them as aesthetics and social objects. All society takes part in this judgment, being the canon a faithful portrait of the best that is produced in each culture.

The power of canon is limited. It only confers status on an academic level. Therefore, noncanonical works have no difficulty entering the radar of the average reader. Although only professionalized readers would be able to state in which way that work is connected to the canon.

Canon is the place of great literature and is an excellent instrument of education, being able to present a multifaceted landscape of authors and works. The literary canon ensures that different perspectives, identities, techniques, and subjects are represented in it.

The way in which the work of some cultural and identity groups reports to canon exposes the imperialist, sexist and classist aspect of canon, showing how it is used as a tool to establish and maintain cultural power.

Canon is a technical classification that presents the most important, influential works in literature. Because of its technical nature, it is unable to be biased and ensures that the works that are part of it are the expression of what is the best that has always been produced.