21st Century Lit - Lesson 10 - Representative Texts and Authors from Asia.pptx

Representative Texts and Authors from Asia

1. Representative Authors and Texts from Asia 21 ST CENTURY LITERATURE FROM THE PHILIPPINES AND THE WORLD LESSON 10

2. Asian Literature Asia , the largest continent in the world, has a vast literary tradition in terms of scope and length of existence.

3. Asian Literature Literature in the Eastern hemisphere prospered and mirrored the developments in religion, war, and politics . It is wise to study the Asian literature by geographical region .

4. Asian Literature Asian literature encompasses various facets of literature. Primarily, these are poetry and prose writings produced in a variety of languages in Asia.

5. Asian Literature As religion, wars, and politics influence Asian communities, literary flourished to emulate these developments .

6. Asian Literature The literary mores of Asia, which is considered the largest continent of the world are immense in terms of scope and length of existence .

7. Eastern Asian Literature

8. Eastern Asia

9. Eastern Asia: China China , one of the world’s cradles of civilization, has started its unbroken literary tradition in the 14th century BCE .

10. Eastern Asia: China The preservation of the Chinese language (both spoken and written), has made the immeasurable prolonged existence of their literary traditions possible.

11. Eastern Asia: China It has retained its reputation by keeping the fundamentals of its identity intact. Poets like Du Fu , Li Po , and Wang Wei of the Tang Dynasty (618-907), the finest era of Chinese literature, has produced world-renowned literary works.

12. Eastern Asia: China Chinese writers in modern times are still creative and productive and have kept the Chinese literary tradition prosperous.

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18. Eastern Asia: Korea Korea ’s literary tradition is greatly influenced by China’s cultural dominance . As early as the 4th century CE, Korean poets wrote literary pieces in Classical Chinese poetry then transformations happened at the 7th century.

19. Eastern Asia: Korea Hangul , Korean’s distinct writing system and national alphabet, is developed in the 15th century that gave new beginnings of Korean literature.

20. Eastern Asia: Korea In contemporary times, the Korean War has made a significant mark on Korean literature. In 1950, the themes present in the literary works are about alienation, conscience, disintegration, and self- identity .

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26. Eastern Asia: Japan Japan has a rich and unique literary history even though it has been influenced by the Chinese language and Chinese literature .

27. Eastern Asia: Japan It has a world-renowned poetic genre called haiku (a short descriptive poem with 17 syllables) and the diverse forms of theatre Noh (traditional Japanese theatrical form and one of the oldest extant theatrical forms in the world) and Kabuki (traditional Japanese popular drama with singing and dancing performed in a highly stylized manner).

28. Eastern Asia: Japan Japanese literature reflects simple yet complex, imperfect yet abounding with beauty – the traditional Japanese cultural identity.

29. Eastern Asia: Japan In contemporary times, Western influences take part in the Japanese literature , specifically in the pioneering of modern Japanese novels, translations of the poetry, and reinventions of traditional Japanese poetic forms like haiku and tanka.

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34. Middle Eastern Literature

35. Middle East Arabic literary tradition has been flourishing in the Middle East. Islam is the foundation of culture in this region - an essential component.

36. Middle East Its literary tradition has grown and influenced others like Persian, Byzantine, and Andalusian traditions .

37. Middle East In return, Arabic literature has also been influenced by other literary traditions of different countries. Even European literature followed and imitated Arabic literature.

38. Middle East In contemporary times, Arabic writers experience difficulties in producing their literary texts due to the issue of freedom of expression and the tension between religious and secular movements .

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43. South and Southeast Asian Literature

44. South and Southeast Asia India is the cultural giant over South Asia. Hallmark writings such as Veda , the Brahmanas , and the Upanishads are the roots of Indian literature.

45. South and Southeast Asia As early as 1500 BCE, the Veda written in the Sanskrit language introduced the birth of Indian literary works. Around the 16th century, written literature in India appeared.

46. South and Southeast Asia In the succeeding centuries of British colonization, English literature emerged that happen to be the significant influence of Indian literary traditions until the 21st century period.

47. South and Southeast Asia Kalidasa is a notable and famous Indian writer considered to be the Hindu Shakespeare.

48. South and Southeast Asia The literary traditions of Southeast Asia possess the influences of Buddhist, Thai, and English cultures , especially in Burma literature. Malaysian and Indonesian literature reflects a large part of the Sanskrit language and Islam culture .

49. South and Southeast Asia In contemporary times, India still manifests the impact of colonial rule through the presence of the English language in literary traditions.

50. South and Southeast Asia Southeast Asia literature presents themes on colonial and postcolonial experiences in Burmese literature and western literature influences in Thailand literature.

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57. Central Asian Literature

58. Central Asia Central Asian literature has different literary characteristics and political in culture. In contemporary times, Russian influence continues to be present in Central Asia literature. Some of the Central Asian writers and their literary works pave their way to be known worldwide.

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62. Any Questions?