recognized artistic value:"Literature must be an analysis of experience and a synthesis of the findings into a unity" (Rebecca West). 3. The art or occupation of a literary writer. 4. The body of written work produced by scholars or researchers in a given field:medical literature. 5. Printed material: collected all the available literature on the subject. 6. Music All the compositions of a certain kind or for a specific instrument or ensemble: the symphonic literature. 1. written material such
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Literature Literature (from Latin litteraetantri (plural); letter) is the art of written works‚ and is not bound to published sources (although‚ under circumstances unpublished sources can be exempt). Literally translated‚ the word literature means "acquaintance with letters" (as in the "arts and letters"). The two major classification of literature are poetry and prose. "Literature" is sometimes differentiated from popular and ephemeral classes of writing. Terms such as "literary fiction" and
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Ecocriticism is the study of literature and environment from an interdisciplinary point of view where all sciences come together to analyze the environment and brainstorm possible solutions for the correction of the contemporary environmental situation. Ecocriticism was officially heralded by the publication of two seminal works‚[citation needed] both published in the mid-1990s: The Ecocriticism Reader‚ edited by Cheryll Glotfelty and Harold Fromm‚ and The Environmental Imagination‚ by Lawrence Buell
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Literature (from Latin litterae (plural); letter) is the art of written work. The word literature literally means "things made from letters". Literature is commonly classified as having two major forms—fiction & non-fiction—and two major techniques—poetry and prose. Literature may consist of texts based on factual information (journalistic or non-fiction)‚ a category that may also include polemical works‚ biography‚ and reflective essays‚ or it may consist of texts based on imagination (such
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Medieval European feudalism was an institution that served as a set of political and economic survival tactics from around the 8th century to 15th century AD. In the early middle ages‚ the political and economic climate in Europe was unstable after the fall of the Roman Empire. The Germanic invaders‚ such as the Franks‚ struggled to achieve a functional system of government to organize their territories because they basically had to build themselves up from the ground. Feudalism can be traced back
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or class of literature. Major forms of literature The major forms of Literature are: * Novel * Poem * Drama * Short story * Novella Various forms of literature are written in and further categorized by genre. Sometimes forms are used interchangeably to define genre. However‚ a form‚ e.g.‚ a novel or a poem‚ can itself be written in any genre. Genre is a label that characterizes elements a reader can expect in a work of literature. The major forms of literature can be written
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What is Literature? Language Department IPGK Pendidikan Teknik Based on your experience learning literature‚ what is literature? What are the characteristics of literature? Do you need to learn literature? • Traditionally‚ literature is “imaginative” writing. • However‚ the distinction between “real” and “fake” or “fact” and “fiction” isn’t always a good distinction; many classical works were non-fiction. Literature is Subjective • Since the 1980’s‚ the “literary
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Medieval Europe was under an extreme burden at the turn of the century. The demographics of medieval Europe grew to an unprecedented scale. The population had grown to the brink of starvation. Only under the best conditions would the field ’s yield enough to feed the population. The Black death struck in 1347 and decimated the European population. The black death was a necessity to prevent overpopulation and economic decline. The economy of the fourteenth century was in a state of decline. The population
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“Literature is the mirror of life” is one of the main quotes which our lecturer‚ Mr.Puveneswaran keep on telling to us in his every lesson. This quote answered my question which I asked myself since the first lesson of Literature in English. A great literature is the mirror upon which the realities of life are reflected. A term that used to describe written or spoken material is known as literature. By studying this subject‚ I could understand that literature is all about the obsession with ideas
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The medieval castle The Pyramid of power The whole system of a medieval castle was totally based on the Pyramid of Power . It goes from the top "the lord" to the "the knights‚ squires and pages" to the "servants" . Being the Lord at the top of the Pyramid was obviously very comfortable . The lower you are at‚ the less comfortable your life is. the differences were extreme between each status. Actually we can imagine that the medieval castle was a very busy and noisy place . There might be hundreds
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