It is widely accepted among literary scholars that canon-formation began in the eighteenth century when scholarly editions and critical treatments of older work

Jonathan Brody Kramnick's book examines the formation of the English canon over the first two-thirds of the eighteenth century. Kramnick details how the idea of

Before the 1760s -- with the major exception of Chaucer -- nearly all of Middle English literature lay undiscovered and ignored. Because established scholars re

The literary critic defends the importance of Western literature from Chaucer and Shakespeare to Kafka and Beckett in this acclaimed national bestseller. NOMINA

The provides a critical introduction to the boundaries of cultural politics of English Studies. It explores the dynamics of canon formation in English Studies.