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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What is Literature? What is literature? Nowadays‚ literature seems to be slowly depleting. Much of this generation’s youth are what we now call‚ illiterate. The advancements of technologies gradually helped the adolescents to become lazier. For example‚ text messaging. I know text messaging is a fun and easy way to communicate with your friends‚ but the amount of laziness teenagers put into it is completely ridicule. Spelling “u” instead of “you” is one example. Another example--by far is the
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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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ENGLISH LITERATURE English literature and English history In this introductory lecture it better to say something about the intimate connection between English literature and English history. They go hand in hand: they are both sides of the same coin. English history is considered as the fundamental base for English literature. A history of English literature has therefore a national‚ as well as a personal character and interest. The inner life of each generation is revealed in the literature. In studying
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are exposed to literature in the most stripped down form: picture books and simple texts that are mainly for the sole purpose of teaching the alphabet etc. Although these are not nearly as complex as an 800-page sci-fi novel‚ it is the first step that many take towards the literary world. Progressively‚ as people grow older‚ they explore other genres of books‚ ones that propel them towards curiosity of the subject‚ and the overall book. Reading and being given the keys to the literature world prepares
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Types of Literature: 1) Novella - A novella is the name given to a work that is longer than a short story‚ but too brief to be listed as a novel. Typically‚ most novellas can range from anywhere between 50 to 100 pages‚ though length can vary. Some literary critics characterize the maximum length of a novella to be 100‚000 words. Today‚ the novella is rarely sold as an individual work. More frequently‚ several novellas are compiled into one book‚ or a novella will be grouped with a number of
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landed estate‚ and the formation of the gothic; and of the emergence of the city and the appearance of other genres such as detective narrative and fantasy literature. He also mines disciplines such as urban studies‚ architecture‚ economics‚ and philosophy‚ uncovering material that makes his study a lively read not only for those interested in literature‚ but for anyone intrigued by the meanings and mysteries of urban
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Foreign literature We are committed to a cosmopolitan and multicultural syllabus. As part of this commitment‚ all our single-subject students take one module in a foreign literature‚ studied at least partly in the original language. Modules are normally available in modern Arabic‚ Old Norse‚ Anglo-Saxon and Latin‚ as well as French‚ German‚ Italian and Spanish literature. A detailed description of the available foreign literature pathways and modules is sent to new entrants in August. If you’re
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The Nature of Accessibility The abstract concept of accessibility in literature does not have one sole definition and can vary on a number of different factors. It is how difficult a reader finds the literature that he/she is reading. It is what the reader expects to get out of the reading prior to reading it‚ and what he/she actually interprets and understands after reading it. Accessibility can vary from reader to reader. A college English professor and a middle school student are more than likely
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