Category Archives: English 588 Lit and Pedagogy (Summer 2006)

canon as violence

Posted on July 29, 2006 by Michael

Robert Scholes offers an analysis of the origins of the word canon in his book The Rise and Fall of English which shows the etymology of canon and cannon as the same: rooted in Greek “kanna: reed; and kanôn: straight … Continue reading →

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