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What is Literature?
What words could you
associate with the term
POPULAR?
What is Popular Literature?
It is important to note
that:
Literary canons are constantly changing.
Literature is affected by the experiences and
thoughts of writers and readers.
Literature changes in the context of changing
experience and thought.
it is those works that are considered contextually
relevant that gain entry into the canon.
literary work is relevant to ongoing trends or
movements in thought and art, or address
historical or contemporary events, etc.
The popularity of a literary work is based not only
on the quality, but the relevance of its subject
matter to historical, social, and artistic context.
It is important to note
that:
WHAT IS A LITERARY
CANON???