Ttc - Western Literary Canon In Context [portable] -

is a course from The Teaching Company (now known as The Great Courses ) that explores the history, formation, and interconnectedness of over 30 key works in Western literature.

Pair this course with Edward Said’s Orientalism as a corrective. Pair it with Mary Beard’s Women & Power as a supplement. But do not skip it. Because to argue against the canon, you must first know what is in it. And there is no clearer, more rigorous guide to that knowledge than The Western Literary Canon in Context . TTC - Western Literary Canon in Context

One of the most valuable aspects of the course is its discussion of the "Canon Wars." In recent decades, the traditional Western Canon—often criticized for being dominated by "Dead White Males"—has expanded. is a course from The Teaching Company (now

The "Context" in the title is the operative word. Bowers argues that a book becomes canonical not because of some eternal, magical quality of "greatness," but because of specific historical, political, and technological conditions. But do not skip it