Suggestions for World Literature Assignment #2 Following is a list of possible topics for your paper; you are not limited to these‚ but please get approval of a different or variant topic. Assignment 2 A: Comparative Study This assignment consists of a comparative study based on one world literature work studied in Part 1‚ Part 3 or Part 4 of the course‚ and one language A1 work chosen from any part of the course. Unlike assignment 1‚ this assignment MUST NOT BE BASED ON TWO WL works.
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WHY STUDY LITERATURE? Many students are studying literature at universities all over the world. Each of them must have her own reason to do so. Some of them have chosen the course on their own free will and some on external forces such as parents’ force‚ their diploma score’s force‚ etc. But those who have chosen to study literature on their own free will must have some strong reason‚ because the literature as an academic major is a bit different from other majors regarding its usage. Actually
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INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE COURSE OUTLINE Course Description: This course is an introduction to the fundamentals of literary study and analysis. Students will be introduced to the fundamental elements of poetry‚ drama‚ and fiction; basic literary terminology; and strategies for analyzing texts based on close reading. Students will also practice writing short literary analysis. Course Objectives • Develop your basic understanding on what literature and its
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History of World Literature World Literature started as early as years before Christ’s death. The earliest forms of world literature were oral and passed on by word of mouth. As time passed‚ forms of writing were developed and were pictographic. Writing was not invented for writing down literature but it was invented for more administrative and political purposes. The first literary work was a heroic narrative named Gilgamesh. This work nearly vanished from history when it was not translated
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APPRECIATION What is literature? a. Definition and functions of literature. b.Forms of literature (Oral and written with specific examples). c.The genre / branches of literature prose‚ drama and poetry with examples 3.ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE a. Synopsis – theme(s) plot‚ setting b. Synopsis continued Character‚ characterization‚ (human and animal). c.Language – 1st person narrator‚ 3rd person omniscient Narrator Or the Eye of God 4.GENRES / BRANCHES OF LITERATURE CONTINUATION
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Postmodernism in American literature The novel Beloved by Toni Morrison often makes us question the credibility of what is being told‚ and uses many striking‚ sudden shifts between the past and present‚ making it difficult to distinguish between reality and fiction. This blurring of the truth is a common element of postmodern fiction. In fact‚ many scholars would say that Beloved is a great example of postmodernism. (Ebrahimi 2005) Morrison uses this technique to bring about the suffering
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Understanding (of literature)‚ according to Szondi‚ should be defined as the dynamic‚ self-reflexive process or attempt at obtaining and consequent renewing of said knowledge. But has this been accomplished as of late? In his essay‚ Szondi questions whether or not literary scholars have been generating a comprehensive understanding of their objects of study. (Szondi 4) He poses this question in light of the advent of the natural sciences and their influence on literary scholarship by arguing that
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Value and Purpose of Literature Literature is expressed in varying ways‚ such as poetry‚ novels‚ history‚ biographies‚ and essays. Depending on which type of work you are reading‚ the purpose and interpretation is different as it is depending on the person that is reading it. The purpose of literature is to get a diverse set of people to read the same piece of work and comprehend it differently‚ but still have the same affect on them. The purpose also depends on the genre. History is a guide
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Literal Interpretation in Literature Literature is meant to provide a perspective on life. Phrases or quotes found in works of literature may be used to help express one’s own thoughts‚ to describe a particular situation‚ or even to apply the circumstances in another piece of literature. Readers often utilize literary quotes for this purpose‚ yet not every reader will interpret a given quote the same way. One example of a phrase which can have many different meanings is the biblical quote
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Literature Knows No Bounds Literature is timeless‚ it endured all the changes of the past and is still is being appreciated till the present time and will still be as time goes by. Literature exists in every country‚ in every language‚ and in every period but each has its own uniqueness that stands out for their styles. It exceeds time; literary works of famous people regardless of what period in time they came from is still being appreciated‚ if not more than when the period it is from. Literary
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