Why Texts Are Considered Significant: Literary Value and Context

What this note covers

1. What Does 'Literary Value' Actually Mean?
2. Context of Production: Why the Moment of Making Matters
3. Context of Reception: Meaning Is Not Fixed at Publication
4. The Relationship Between Form, Craft and Cultural Significance
5. How to Articulate Significance in a Module B Response
6. Canonisation, Authority and the Question of Whose Value
7. Tying It Together: The Module B Essay Argument Arc

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