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A Intro World Lit
A Intro World Lit
LITERATURE
-is the total of preserved writings belonging to a given
language or people. It is the class or the total writings,
of a given country or period, which is notable for literary
form or expressions, as distinguished, on the one hand,
from works merely technical or erudite and, on the
other, from journalistic or other ephemeral writings.
Webster
LITERATURE
-written works , especially those considered of superior or
lasting artistic merit.
Oxford
-great literature is simply language charged with meaning
to the utmost possible degree.
Ezra Pound
LITERATURE
-consists of those writings which interpret the meanings of
nature and life, in words of charm and power, touched
with the personality of the author, in artistic forms of
permanent interest.
Henry Van Dyke
Standards of Literature
Artistry
Intellectual Value
Suggestiveness
Spiritual Value
Permanence
Universality
Style
of View
Conflict
Diction
Foreshadowing
PLOT
serial
CHARACTERS
Reflects
SETTING
refers
to the geographical
location of the story, time
period, daily lifestyle of the
characters and climate of the
story.
THEME
the
POINT OF VIEW
the
Second
Third
Limited
Multiple
CONFLICT
clash
vs. Man
Man
vs. Self
Man
vs. Nature
Man
vs. Society
DIALOGUE
came
STRUCTURE
FORESHADOWING
applied
MAIN CATEGORIES OF
LITERATURE
PROSE
POETRY
PROSE
a
It
appeals
to intellect
FICTION
has
TYPES OF FICTION
Short
Story
Novel
Drama
SHORT STORY
is
OTHER TYPES OF
SHORT STORIES
Fairy
Tales
Legends
Myth
Parable
Tale
NOVEL
it
it
reveals
DRAMA
came
An
story
CLASSIFICATION OF
DRAMA
POETRY
is
Asian Literature
Asian Literature
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Literary Background
Confucianism is pervasive
Literary Background
Literary Background
Study Guides
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