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Is there value to being locked out of the canon? (part two)

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Naomi K
Oct 11, 2012
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So, a few days ago, I wrote about the shadow canon and how I thought it served a valuable function by keeping literature honest and ensuring that there continues to be a place for populist aesthetics in literature. But I did not answer the question: "Is there a value to being locked out of the canon?"

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