Characteristics of Folk Literature Setting Character Plot Theme Style Folktales employ certain characteristics or conventions common to virtually all tales. The most familiar involve the setting‚ character‚ plot‚ theme and conflict‚ and style. A. Setting Most folktale settings remove the tale from the real world‚ taking us to a time and place where animals talk‚ witches and wizards roam‚ and magic spells are commonplace. The settings are usually unimportant and
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Coursework Guidance GCE English Literature OCR Advanced GCE in English Literature H471 Unit F664 Texts in Time This Coursework Guidance is designed to accompany the OCR Advanced GCE specification in English Literature for teaching from September 2008. © OCR 2007 Content 1 2 3 4 5 6 Introduction Summary of Unit Content Coursework Guidance Assessment Criteria Unit F664 Texts in Time Administration/Regulations FAQs 3 4 6 16 20 24 2 GCE English Literature 1 Introduction The new
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MacDonald’s opinion of functional curiosity is that it only encourages practice in reading rather than giving beneficial information. He considers today’s literature as flimsy and overwhelming. MacDonald assumes that all reading done in today’s society is “shallow thinking.” I agree with MacDonald that there is a great amount of mediocre literature floating around‚ but he does not take into account the technological advancements‚ the lifestyles of people today‚ and students. With the new amount of
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Indian literature Article Free Pass * Introduction * Related * Contributors & Bibliography Indian literature‚ writings of the Indian subcontinent‚ produced there in a variety of languages‚ including Sanskrit‚ Prākrit‚ Pāli‚ Bengali‚ Bihārī‚ Gujarati‚ Hindi‚ Kannada‚ Kashmiri‚ Malayalam‚ Oriya‚ Punjabi‚ Rajāsthānī‚ Tamil‚ Telugu‚ Urdu‚ and Sindhi. A brief treatment of Indian literature follows. For full treatment‚ see South Asian Arts: Literature. The earliest Indian literature took
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“Literature adds to reality‚ it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies that daily life requires and provides; and in this respect‚ it irrigates the deserts that our lives have already become… C. S. Lewis In this ever developing world‚ education particularly literature education plays as a fundamental necessity for each and every one of us in order to constantly be abreast and equipped with wider range of knowledge regarding the aspects of life and have the access to other
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One of the very interesting phenomena that is incorporated into the ideology of the New Age movement is that of the Indigo Children or as how they are often referred‚ the Children of Light. The concept of the Indigo child describes children who The New Age Movement perceives as an evolution of the humanity. The attributes of the Indigo Children are not universal‚ but differ quite substantially with the various versions‚ but most often they are believed to possess paranormal abilities‚ such as mind
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Definitions: - Guyard: “Comparative literature is the history of international relations. - Aldridge‚ A. Owen. Comparative Literature: Matter and Method.: “… comparative literature… provides a method of broadening one’s perspective in the approach to single works of literature – a way of looking beyond the narrow boundaries of national frontiers in order to discern trends and movements in various national cultures and to see the relations between literature and other spheres of human activity…
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Literature is a way in which we can capture and interpret what has happened and is happening to us personally and to the world as a whole. Writing‚ however‚ carries an importance‚ as literature simply would not exist if nobody wrote anything is the past‚ and for that reason I believe all who can write should. One should take advantage of the great opportunity to be part of and contribute to the world and society in what he or she believes through writing. I see literature in the societal sense
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romance (awit and corrido) * Pasion * Cenaculo * Moro-moro * Carillo (shadow play) * Tibag * Zarzuela * Florante at Laura by Francisco Baltazar PROPAGANDA AND THE REVOLUTIONARY PERIOD *occurrence of nationalist literature *works were satirical and critical in nature Diariong Tagalog (1882)‚ Spanish-Tagalog newspaper signaled the open campaign for reforms La Solidaridad (mouthpiece of reform movement) Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo Propaganda writings
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Chapter 1 What is Literature? A. What is Literature? Generally speaking‚ “literature” is used to describe anything from creative writing to more technical or scientific works‚ but the term is most commonly used to refer to works of the creative imagination‚ including works of poetry‚ drama‚ fiction‚ and nonfiction. Literature represents a people‚ culture‚ tradition and language. It shares great experiences. Through Literature‚ we can learn about poems‚ stories‚ and plays. When we discuss about
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