Canonicity is central to literary studies, and most researchers have some intuition about which authors or texts are canonical. But how can we measure canonicity in a truly systematic manner? A new article by @agneshilger.bsky.social, @janaeckardt.bsky.social and me tries to theorize this question.
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Taking a Step Back: Theoretical Fundamentals of Canonicity and Its Empirical Reconstruction
Abstract. Canonicity is central to literary studies. Even if scholars are not explicitly concerned with it, canonicity shapes their selection of texts and authors—and that, in turn, may reinforce the ...
