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Defense of a Particular Canon: Books

Researching with Books

Library Catalog

Search the SHHS library catalog here! If you'd like to just browse the stacks, look in non-fiction in the 800 section for books about literature and literary criticism.

Public Library Catalog

You can also search the public library catalog here! Books from any library in western and central MA can be sent to the South Hadley Public Library, and if you can't get there, Ms. Pronovost is happy to pick them up for you!

The Western Canon by Harold Bloom

 

The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Ages, literary critic Harold Bloom's guide to what he considers canonical works of Western literature, was published in 1994. His stance is against what he calls the "politicization of literature." This overview of a more traditional literary canon will be on reserve in the library for you to refer to.