Introduction The current study is concerned with evaluating the value of use of literary theory as a pedagogical tool to achieve the aims and objectives of twenty- first century education. ... In this regard the current study will give a critical evaluation of existing pedagogical strategies of literature and their shortcomings. ... Therefore, scholars and theorists such as Wagner (2005), Knapp (2004), Rosslyn (2005), Showalter (2004), and Dresang and McClelland (1999), all agree that the teaching of literature which makes the most sense in the context of twenty first century needs to be stud...

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Scholars uphold works from the Literary Canon with the highest regard and proceed to manifest these works into school curriculum for literary study due to their powerful influential nature and complex ideas embedded in these texts. The Literary Canon allows us to dissemble and delve into a multitude of perspectives enabling us to gain an insightful and critical view upon these widely studied texts. ... The English Canon acts as a guide for scholars as it provides a diverse range of sophisticated texts that are guaranteed to satisfy and enhance cultivated thinking. ... Ultimately the Engli...

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As Taylor explains; "Already a familiar figure in the cafe society of Paris, Marinetti had met and become friendly with a number of important literary and artistic figures... he had written his first play Le Roi Bombance in admiring imitation of Alfred Jarry's Ubu Roi"3. ...

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