Tuesday, June 20th, 2006
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Southern Charm,
Western Passion
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Join Date: Dec 2004
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Re: Litterary Canon
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Originally Posted by dorje
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 |
Count me in. 
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for a number of reasons that I hope we can discuss later on.
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Only if you want to discuss them. 
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Works written by colonists elsewhere, then?
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We can keep strictly to Europe.
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3. Do mythological texts qualify? Homer? The Poetic Edda (question of artist versus verbal traditions)?
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In my opinion, they should.
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Mahabharata (non-European, yet some may claim that it's relevant)?
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Still, non-European.
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