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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Aspects on the Victorian Society Bram Stoker ’s Dracula‚ presents an interesting perspective on death and illness in the Victorian period. This can be viewed as a creativity on Stoker ’s part‚ or as a form of religious or social commentary on his changing era. There are several flaws presented throughout the novel as the plot unfolds‚ which are: characters in the novel dismiss the old traditional belief of the supernatural‚ the constant power struggle between the sexes and the Victorian views on sexuality
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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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The Victorian Era spanned the lifetime of its monarch‚ Queen Victoria‚ who had the longest reign in English history from 1837 to 1901. The Victorian Era was one of reforms and reconstruction of the old ways of life. It was a time where many great scientific discoveries were found‚ a time where the social class system went through many changes.[1] Victorian England was very much influenced by the industrial revolution that was gripping the whole western world. The industrial revolution
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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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Charles Dickens’s Satire of Victorian Culture in Oliver Twist In the novel Oliver Twist‚ Charles Dickens ridicules Victorian society; he focuses on the Poor Law system‚ orphans‚ workhouses‚ and the characterization of Oliver and Nancy‚ using sarcasm‚ and the comparison between the real world and the world of Oliver. When Dickens was just a child‚ a lot of traumatic things happened to him. At twelve‚ his father went to prison. He then had to work in a shoe blacking factory. He knew poverty
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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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"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 Modern day popular texts‚ such as the Twilight Saga and Harry Potter all spawn from a foundation of classic literature. The idea of a vampire is certainly not unique nor is it original‚ neither
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