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 & 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‚ biography‚ and reflective essays‚ or it may consist of texts based on imagination (such
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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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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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Literature Literature (from Latin litteraetantri (plural); letter) is the art of written works‚ and is not bound to published sources (although‚ under circumstances unpublished sources can be exempt). Literally translated‚ the word literature means "acquaintance with letters" (as in the "arts and letters"). The two major classification of literature are poetry and prose. "Literature" is sometimes differentiated from popular and ephemeral classes of writing. Terms such as "literary fiction" and
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scattered throughout his neighborhood. As the story evolves‚ it becomes clear that Neddy’s journey may represent more than taking a swim on a warm summer day. Through increasingly strange encounters with his neighbors and resurfacing ideas of some serious life problems‚ the once energetic Neddy begins to transform into an exhausted and disordered older man. John Cheever accomplished this phenomenal short story using a diversity of literary elements and strategies. The proper use of literary elements enables
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of Napoléon’s campaigns in Spain and in Italy. The first three years of his life were spent in Elba‚ where he learnt to speak the Italian dialect spoken in the island 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
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The image of hero plays a significant role in British literature. In Beowulf‚ Beowulf is a leader of men than a king‚ and defined as epic hero. In contrast‚ in King Lear‚ Lear is a King at the beginning‚ but fall from grace at the end‚ and defined as tragic hero. There are similarity and differences between epic and tragic hero through out the two passages given. First‚ the two passages “king Lear” and “Beowulf” come from the very end of the story‚ where An epic hero is based on the Epic Tradition
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Chapter IX Joseph Andrews seems to break away completely from the original intention. Parson Adams‚ who has no counterpart in Pamela‚ runs away with the novel. He "is one of the most living‚ lovable‚ comical bundles of wisdom and simplicity in all literature." In the words of Edmund Gosse‚ "Parson Abraham Adams‚ alone‚ would be a contribution to English letters." He indeed is the hero of the novel‚ and not Joseph Andrews. Fielding was aware of giving a new literary form with Joseph Andrews which he
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few successful screen adaptations of short fiction like Brokeback Mountain and Million Dollar Baby. To my great surprise though I discovered an impressive list of others‚ hundreds of them‚ including Rear Window‚ 2001 A Space Odyssey‚ It’s A Wonderful Life‚ Memento‚ The Fly. Yuri Leving: If the aforementioned movies were so successful in turning fascinating texts into rich visual narratives‚ what is the secret then? Hal Ackerman: Let’s look at what a movie can do. It gives an audience access through
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MINING FOR MEANING: A STUDY OF MINIMALISM IN AMERICAN LITERATURE by JEREMY ROBERT BAILEY‚ B.A.‚ M.A. A DISSERTATION IN ENGLISH Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of Texas Tech University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Approved Wendell Aycock Chair of the Committee Sara Spurgeon Scott Baugh Ralph Ferguson Dean of the Graduate School December 2010 Copyright 2010 Jeremy Robert Bailey Texas Tech University‚ Jeremy Robert Bailey‚ December 2010
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