Should Valéry be included in the current literary canon? Which other authors should be or not be included? Your answer should be at least one hundred words.

There are different definitions of the term canon and the conclusions are drawn on the basis of the most relevant one that is an authoritative list as of the works of an author and the basis of judgement, standard and criterion. Valery is thus not included in the current literary canon. There are numerous writers like Katherine Mansfield, Edith Wharton and others who are included in the current literary canon because of their major literary works.