Literary Canon in Turkish Literature: The Canon, Acceptance by the Canon and the Anti-Canon
Keywords:
Canon, Canon of Literature, Anti-Canon, List, Rules, CriteriaAbstract
In Turkish Literature in the recent years, analysis, research and debate on the clarification of the concepts of canon and literary canon as well as the contents and functions of these concepts has been gaining ground. In this article, firstly the meanings of the concept of canon since its first emergence and the overtime change in these meanings is treated. Secondly, the approach to the concept of canon in Turkish literature, the efforts of understanding the concepts of canon and literary canon are evaluated. The reasons for the emergence of literary canons and their results as well as the efforts of those who wish to enter the canon or form an anti-canon are stressed.
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2013-03-15
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Literary Canon in Turkish Literature: The Canon, Acceptance by the Canon and the Anti-Canon. (2013). FSM Scholarly Studies Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 1, 40-78. https://dergi.fsm.edu.tr/index.php/ia/article/view/11
