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Introduction To 21st Century Lit
Introduction To 21st Century Lit
LITERATUE
FROM THE
PHILIPPINES
AND THE
WORLD
AN INTRODUCTION
By Mr. Vincent John V. Frivaldo
Complete the information needed in 5 mins and
present it in class.
GETTING TO
KNOW ONE
ANOTHER
• What has been
learned?
• What needs to be
reinforced?
• What do you want
to learn?
What is
Literature?
The word literature is derived
from the Latin term litera
(“literae” plural) which means
letter.
From Barthes, Roland, The death of the author, in Rice, Philip and
Waugh Patricia (2001) Modern literary theory: A reader (4th Ed),
London, Arnold
Why study Literature?
• To express one’s self
• To have access to culture
• To recognize human dreams and
struggles
• To develop mature sensibility and
compassion for the condition of all
creation
• To appreciate beauty
• To shape one’s own goals and values and
clarify one’s own identity
• To develop wider perspective of events
Why study
Literature?
“There have been great
societies that did not use the
wheel, but there have been
no societies that did not tell
stories.” ---Ursula K. LeGuin