Why Do We Need to Study Literature
WHY DO WE NEED TO STUDY LITERATURE.
Literature is part of our cultural heritage which is freely available to everyone, and which can enrich our lives in all kinds of ways. Once we have broken the barriers that make studying literature seem daunting, we find that literary works can be entertaining, beautiful, funny, or tragic. They can convey profundity of thought, richness of emotion, and insight into character. They take us beyond our limited experience of life to show us the lives of other people at other times. They stir us intellectually and emotionally, and deepen our understanding of our history, our society, and our own individual lives.
Literature can also give us glimpses of much earlier ages. Literature can enrich our experience in other ways too.
The world of English literature consists, apart from anything else, of an astonishing array of characters, from the noble to the despicable - representations of people from all walks of life engaged in all kinds of activities. Through their characters great authors convey their insights into human nature, and we might find that we can better understand people we know if we recognise in them characteristics we have encountered in literature
Literature unlocks the culture of the time period, and in a way can give wisdom to the modern society about life. Literature allows us to interpret our own life and emotions and find ways to...
It is an art. Not all people can reach up to it. It is as special by itself as the science is. It is liked by the common man to well literates for the value of it.
Literature mirrors the life, culture and civilisation of the people. The thoughts of the great becomes part of the literature.
The feelings of happiness or pain of common man also may become its part.
The ideals of the history, science or the society can can also be a glorified as exemplary through literature.
It is important to study literature since when we begin the study of literature,we find it has
Literature is part of our cultural heritage which is freely available to everyone, and which can enrich our lives in all kinds of ways. Once we have broken the barriers that make studying literature seem daunting, we find that literary works can be entertaining, beautiful, funny, or tragic. They can convey profundity of thought, richness of emotion, and insight into character. They take us beyond our limited experience of life to show us the lives of other people at other times. They stir us intellectually and emotionally, and deepen our understanding of our history, our society, and our own individual lives.
Literature can also give us glimpses of much earlier ages. Literature can enrich our experience in other ways too.
The world of English literature consists, apart from anything else, of an astonishing array of characters, from the noble to the despicable - representations of people from all walks of life engaged in all kinds of activities. Through their characters great authors convey their insights into human nature, and we might find that we can better understand people we know if we recognise in them characteristics we have encountered in literature
Literature unlocks the culture of the time period, and in a way can give wisdom to the modern society about life. Literature allows us to interpret our own life and emotions and find ways to...
It is an art. Not all people can reach up to it. It is as special by itself as the science is. It is liked by the common man to well literates for the value of it.
Literature mirrors the life, culture and civilisation of the people. The thoughts of the great becomes part of the literature.
The feelings of happiness or pain of common man also may become its part.
The ideals of the history, science or the society can can also be a glorified as exemplary through literature.
It is important to study literature since when we begin the study of literature,we find it has