Which Books Should We Stop Calling Classics?
Flavorwire has a post on Which Books Should We Stop Calling Classics?, asking a handful of critics, writers, and publishing industry people for their views. Interestingly, only three authors made…
The Great British Novel
I have yet to read John Lanchester's Capital or, indeed, any of his other books, but will probably do so in the next few weeks. However, I was intrigued by…
The Canon – Part Deux
Following on from my previous comments on the canon, I would like to say a few words in favour of the canon. 1) The stunningly obvious reason is that it…
The Canon
The Canon is one of the most controversial aspects of literary criticism. I think that goes without saying. Most of us were first introduced to it at school when we…