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ERIC Number: EJ583446
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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The Essay Canon.
Bloom, Lynn Z.
College English, v61 n4 p401-30 Mar 1999
Explores the relation of essays to canon theory, explains why the only essay canon to be publicly identified in the 20th century is a powerful teaching canon. Shows "where essays live," how they arrive in the teaching canon, and why they stay there. Examines how essays are taught. Looks at the future of the essay canon. (SR)
Descriptors: Anthologies, Essays, Freshman Composition, Higher Education, Literature Appreciation, Reading Material Selection, Writing Research
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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