The term modernism refers to the radical shift in aesthetic and cultural sensibilities evident in the art and literature of the post-World War One period. The ordered‚ stable and inherently meaningful worldview of the nineteenth century could not‚ wrote T.S. Eliot‚ accord with "the immense panorama of futility and anarchy which is contemporary history." Modernism thus marks a distinctive break with Victorian bourgeois morality; rejecting nineteenth-century optimism‚ they presented a profoundly pessimistic
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What is Literature? Literature (from Latin litterae (plural); letter) is the art of written work‚ and is not confined to published sources (although‚ under some circumstances‚ unpublished sources can also be exempt). The word literature literally means "things made from letters" and the pars pro toto term "letters" is sometimes used to signify "literature‚" as in the figures of speech "arts and letters" and "man of letters." The four major classifications of literature are poetry‚ prose‚ fiction
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Environments play a major role in literature because they give setting and context. The environment or setting gives background in a piece of literature‚ and often certain aspects of the story derive directly from the environment or context. This is true with everything that humans do as well: one thing is a direct result of another‚ and because our environment constantly surrounds us‚ everything we do is a direct reflection of that. Our environment shapes us to the extent that we would be completely
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1993) (1992)] The study of literature "is the place—there is no other in most schools—the place wherein the chief matters of concern are particulars of humanness—individual human feeling‚ human response‚ and human time‚ as these can be known through the written expression (at many literary levels) of men living and dead‚ and as they can be discovered by student writers seeking through words to name and compose and grasp their own experience. English [that is‚ literature] in sum is about my distinctness
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Contrary to students within other provinces‚ those in Ontario should study only Canadian literature in grade twelve English courses. Although there are many existing writers in different cultures‚ it is important for Ontario students to first become familiar with Canadian literature before moving on. It is believed that students should focus on their Canadian culture - despite being surrounded by other cultures- promote and establish their own writers‚ and encourage younger Canadian authors.
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Gammett Mr. Gibson English 301 Impact of Realism on Literature Although many don’t realize it‚ realism plays a very important role in the literature that we read every day. Roaming from “Peter and the Rabbit” to “Sense and Sensibility”‚ every book relies‚ in some way‚ on realism. Every book portrays the elements that are unique to realism. Realism’s objective is to depict something in it’s actuality‚ and when it is depicted in literature it is often told in a third person objective point of
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Questions frequently asked about the literature review: What are the topics...or what can I write about? Topics need to come from the course content. You may choose from the following: Any of the lecture topics Any of the sub topics within any of the chapters of your text You may choose a topic from any of the weeks as it is better to choose a topic that you are interested in or find particularly relevant from any of the unit’s topics‚ rather than be restricted to the first few or last few
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Why Literature? The premature obituary of the book. By Mario Vargas Llosa It has often happened to me‚ at book fairs or in bookstores‚ that a gentleman approaches me and asks me for a signature. "It is for my wife‚ my young daughter‚ or my mother‚" he explains. "She is a great reader and loves literature." Immediately I ask: "And what about you? Don’t you like to read?" The answer is almost always the same: "Of course I like to read‚ but I am a very busy person." I have heard this explanation
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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 and 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‚ biographies‚ and reflective essays‚ or it may consist of texts based on imagination (such
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The Relationship of Literature and Society Author(s): Milton C. Albrecht Reviewed work(s): Source: American Journal of Sociology‚ Vol. 59‚ No. 5 (Mar.‚ 1954)‚ pp. 425-436 Published by: The University of Chicago Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2772244 . Accessed: 16/02/2012 05:03 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars
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