I am glad to see that from a solid member. I hope that several members would contribute.
Given that they will indeed do so, I'd like to pose a few questions already at this point:
1. How far back in time should we go when choosing litterature for the canon?
2. What requirements are their, id est: how far can the European theme be stretched? I personally think that Russian litterature must be included, but how about American writers? Personally, I say no, for a number of reasons that I hope we can discuss later on. Works written by colonists elsewhere, then?
3. Do mythological texts qualify? Homer? The Poetic Edda (question of artist versus verbal traditions)? Mahabharata (non-European, yet some may claim that it's relevant)?