1. Period of Re-orientation (1898-1910)
2. Period of Imitation (1910-1925)
3. Period of Self Discovery (1925-1941)
4. Postwar Re-orientation (1945)5. The Rebirth of Freedom (1946-1970)
6. Period of Activism (1970-1972)
7. Peiod of the New Society (1972-1981)
8. Period of the Third Republic (1981-1985)
9. Contemporary Period (1986)
Differentiate Literature from History
History and literature are two important subjects to choose from when one has decided to pursue higher studies. When one is not interested in science or commerce but in humanities to go for degree in arts, he can choose history and literature as his subjects at the undergraduate level. Knowing the difference between history and literature can be good for a student to be able to choose a subject that is better suited to him.
History
From ancient times, there been a tradition to record events as and when they took place. This must have started with the invention of language and caught on with the imagination of people especially with the invention of the printing press. However, the tradition to record events had been going on much before the printing press as there have been rare manuscripts written on paper and leaves and dried skins of animals that show the propensity of the people of earlier times to record information in written form for future generations.
History is a subject that deals with facts recorded by men from the past who were entrusted by emperors and royalties to write about their achievements and conquests. Recording of events was done at the behest of the victors and hence it could not be neutral or unbiased at times. However, no matter the slant or bias, history is always treated as facts and information from the past.
Literature
Prose or poetry from the past and present is what constitutes the subject matter in literature. Description if what has been written in the past is what literature is all about. Literature