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    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

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    When you learn history through reading there is a difference when your learning through literature vs informational. It has some facts but is mostly the author opinion in literature. But‚ in informational text It is all facts and the author has no opinion. When in literature it has some parts that are not facts but in informational it is all facts. Learning about history through literature is different from learning about history through informational texts because informational text has the purpose

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    to Read Literature Like a Literature Professor by Thomas C. Foster is the ideal book to learn the deeper meaning of events‚ how to decode symbolism and how to read novels more effectively. In addition this book will give you various examples on how to spot out certain things that change the actual meaning of the story. The book How to Read Literature like a Professor helps one get a better understanding of the context of a novel contains. Before reading the book How to Read Literature like an

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    Medieval literature was influenced by many things and Literature was also influenced by many things. Religion‚ science‚ art‚ laws‚ food‚ and many other aspects of life have influenced the work of writers of the past. One cruel aspect of life that has always been in the lives of people since the beginning of time and has greatly influenced the history of the world‚ as well as the development of literature‚ is war. “War is the subject of literature because it has such a significant effect on humans”

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    What Is Literature and Why Do We study it? Literature is Composition that tells a story‚ dramatizes a situation expresses emotions‚ analyzes and advocates ideas Helps us grow personally and intellectually Provides an objective base for knowledge and understanding Shapes our goals and values by clarifying our own identities‚ both positively and negatively Literature makes us human. Literature is literally “acquaintance with letters” (Latin littera meaning “an individual written character/letter”)

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    Changing World of Words: Literature in the Digital Age Turn wheresoever I may‚ By night or day‚ The things which I have seen I now can see no more. Whither is fled the visionary gleam? Where is it now‚ the glory and the dream? Written in a different context by William Wordsworth‚ the lines echo the voice of not only one but hundreds of scholars who are lamenting on the demise of literature in the digital age. Digital literature‚ they aver‚ encourages academic dishonesty‚ copyright infringement

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    traced back to ancient origins and have come to influence a considerable amount of folk literature. Since the twenthieth-century‚ violence has become a popular form of literature exhiting the the universal violence of modern society. Horror stories themselves can feature supernatural elements such as witches‚ werewolves‚ or they can confront the more realistic psychological fears. Productively‚ in western literature had its own culture with its own fears and curiosities‚ the Gothic novel‚ began to emerge

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    The book How to Read Literature Like a Professor written by Thomas C. Foster covers a variety of topics from the hidden symbolism in a novel to hidden allusions made to famous pieces of literature such as the Bible or works by Shakespeare. These tips and guidelines help the audience to better connect with literature‚ and to really feel involved with a novel. The main character of the novel Hazel desperately wants to go to Amsterdam‚ the location where her favorite author lives. Her love interest

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    How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster has shown me how to reach true understanding in my future reading of literature and has helped me to reach a new depth in works of literature I have already analyzed. Swimming‚ seasons‚ weather and diseases have all taken on more than simply a set scene. Abuse of power over youth or the uneducated is more noticeable. The use of irony is more noticeable. This book has armed me with the ability to recognize political meaning within literary

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    How to Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster will not grant you some innate capability to comprehend complicated texts‚ and it will most definitely not establish your position in society as a“professor.” Coincidentally‚ Foster’s novel demonstrates an essential quality of Literature: placing the reader fast asleep. However‚ that is not to say the novel isn’t good; the novel is simply not a “joy read.” The book not being particularly enjoyable has nothing to do with the manner in which

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