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The term '''Canon''', from the Greek word ''[http://www.laparola.net/greco/parola.php?p=%CE%BA%CE%B1%CE%BD%E1%BD%BD%CE%BD κανών]'' (''Kanon''), meaning "reed" or "measuring rod", has multiple definitions in the literary world, the most common of which are specified as Literary Canon, Canon Fiction, and Biblical Canon (Landow). | The term '''Canon''', from the Greek word ''[http://www.laparola.net/greco/parola.php?p=%CE%BA%CE%B1%CE%BD%E1%BD%BD%CE%BD κανών]'' (''Kanon''), meaning "reed" or "measuring rod", has multiple definitions in the literary world, the most common of which are specified as Literary Canon, Canon Fiction, and Biblical Canon (Landow). | ||
[[File:Literary_Canon.jpeg|thumb|Literary Canon]] | |||
== Literary Canon == | == Literary Canon == | ||
The term '''Literary Canon''' generally refers to a work or works of fiction that are widely respected by critics or scholars or are considered important to a genre, period, or study of literature. It can also refer to the popular works from a period, regardless of scholastic value (WiseGEEK). | The term '''Literary Canon''' generally refers to a work or works of fiction that are widely respected by critics or scholars or are considered important to a genre, period, or study of literature. It can also refer to the popular works from a period, regardless of scholastic value (WiseGEEK). | ||
[[File:Sherlock_holmes_canon.jpeg|thumb|Canon Fiction]] | |||
== Canon Fiction == | == Canon Fiction == | ||
'''Canon Fiction''' refers to works that fit into an author's 'official' (or widely recognized) [http://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/Continuity_%28fiction%29.html continuity] (Landow). A good example of this is the [http://www.always1895.com/The_Canon/index.html Sherlock Holmes Canon]. | '''Canon Fiction''' refers to works that fit into an author's 'official' (or widely recognized) [http://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/Continuity_%28fiction%29.html continuity] (Landow). A good example of this is the [http://www.always1895.com/The_Canon/index.html Sherlock Holmes Canon]. | ||
[[File:Biblical_canon.jpeg|thumb|Biblical Canon]] | |||
== Biblical Canon == | == Biblical Canon == | ||
In religious terms, '''Biblical Canon''' is used in reference to books of the Bible that are officially recognized by The Church (Keathley). | In religious terms, '''Biblical Canon''' is used in reference to books of the Bible that are officially recognized by The Church (Keathley). | ||