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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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    Feminism in Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre and Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House Feminism‚ if anything‚ has appeared majorly in the literature spectrum through all decades and forms. Feminism is the political‚ cultural‚ or economic movement aimed at establishing equality and protection for all women. No matter the time period or place feminism has always been a popular literary topic that has made a few works quite notorious‚ including Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte and A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen

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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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    just as important as being well educated? I know I couldn’t‚ but this is how the Victorians in the Victorian Era lived. Everything they did and said‚ revolved around some sort of manners or etiquette. Etiquette is the code of polite behavior. Manners and etiquette had a major impact on making the Victorian Era a better society (Gaby). Why were manners and etiquette so important in the Victorian Era? In the Victorian Era men and women were judged based on their manners. If your manners were good‚

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    Caryl Churchill’s Cloud 9‚ are apt at critiquing victorian society. Yet‚ the plays are somewhat thematically different. The critiques present in The Importance of Being Earnest focus on the victorian obsession with appearances‚ whereas those in Cloud 9 have a greater emphasis on colonialism and the repression of gender and sexuality. Both works are highly relevant to the society and time in which they were published. Hence‚ although both critique victorian society‚ Churchill also discusses modern society

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    in addition to his mother tongue. Victor got a little education in a small school. At the age of eleven‚ Hugo returned to live with his mother in Paris‚ where he got a little education in a small and where he also became infatuated with books and literature. By the time he was fifteen‚ he had already submitted one poem to a contest sponsored by the prestigious French Academy. There he learnt much from an old soldier‚ General Lahorie‚ who‚ obnoxious to Napoleon for the share he had taken in Moreau’s

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    The Victorian dress Why did the poor Victorians have to be so different from the rich Victorians? Money back then was a big divider. The poor had to work very hard if they wanted money‚ but the rich didn’t have to really do anything because they had a maid that did all their work. The rich victorians led a life full of leisure‚ which was reflected on their clothing. The poor victorians were drastically different. The poor victorians are so different because they have no money and they can’t really

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    For Children In victorian Britain it wasn’t fair for poor people back in Victorian Britain. Being poor meant that they had less privileges‚ such as education for the children.For Children In victorian Britain it wasn’t fair for poor people back in Victorian Britain. Being poor meant that they had less privileges‚ such as education for the children.For Children In victorian Britain it wasn’t fair for poor people back in Victorian Britain. Being poor meant that they had less privileges

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    Victorian Era In the Victorian Era‚ it was all about man and man only. The man was the bread winner‚ the man was the one who made decisions‚ and the man was in charge of basically everything. The female‚ however‚ was the considered angel of the household. She followed the rules and never left the house. She had to stay in the house and provide a comforting home by cooking food‚ cleaning‚ and taking care of the kids. The Victorian Era was described as women being in the outer circle and men being

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