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On that subject, Ross is most persuasive in his close readings of canonic post-Wagnerian literature, particularly Proust’s “Remembrance of Things Past,” Joyce’s “Ulysses,” Virginia Woolf’s “The Waves” and the novels of Mann.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 28, 2020

However, a parallel narrative universe exists that is the game’s “real” version of events: each Tekken game has a canon winner, and this canonic story focuses on the Mishima family blood feud.

From The Guardian Feb. 26, 2020

His catalog of orchestra works is small but canonic.

From New York Times Nov. 19, 2018

In the classroom, I had learned to think of writing as canonic, penned by giants.

From Slate Sep. 11, 2016

They sought to accomplish their purpose by breaking the shackles of canonic law.

From The Century of Columbus by James J. Walsh




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