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2. Introduction to Literature

3. What is Literature? Writings Classic Poignant Imaginative Reflective Entertainment Engaging Timeless

4. CLASSICAL LITERATURE 4 Literature signifies languages or people’s culture and tradition. As Johann Wolfgang von Goethe used the term world literature referring to the transfer of literature from and to different places around the world. CHAPTER 1: the nature of literature Introduction to Literature

5. CLASSICAL LITERATURE 5 Etymology Of Literature Function Of Literature Literary Genres CHAPTER 1: the nature of literature contents

6. CLASSICAL LITERATURE 6 Literature has been around for thousands of years. One of the earliest pieces of written literature according to record originated in ancient Mesopotamia The Sumerian civilization invented writing around 3400 B.C They began putting symbols on clay tablets in a style known as cuneiform - a writing system in the Ancient Middle East. It is derived from Latin and Middle French roots which means “wedge-shaped ” Etymology of literature

7. CLASSICAL LITERATURE 7 Literature is from the latin word “ litteratura ” means letter or handwritting which defined as “writing by a specific formed with letters. It is a written work produced by a specific culture, subculture, religion or philosophy Poetry, Theater, fiction, non-fiction journalism, music are all considered works of literature Etymology of literature

8. CLASSICAL LITERATURE 8 Imaginative Literature It associates your imagination and feelings For example, in a line from William Shakespeare’s Hamlet , when hamlet confronts Ophelia, his love interest with his worries about her allegiance, he tells her: “Get to the nunnery” means his telling Ophelia to live a life of purity in a convent. Literature as Art Form

9. CLASSICAL LITERATURE 9 2. Non- Imaginative Literature Words defined by he dictionary. It is the literal meaning of the word. For example, “the blueberry is very blue” we understand this by its denotative meaning Literature as Art Form

10. CLASSICAL LITERATURE 10 Entertainment Social and Political Function Ideological Function Moral Function Linguistic Function Cultural Function Educational Function Historical function Function Of literature

11. CLASSICAL LITERATURE 11 Entertainment – literature used to entertain its readers. This is also known as pleasure reading Social and political function - literature portrays how society works Ideological Function – literature displays the idea or ideology of the writer or the author in the texts of literary piece. Through literature, our way of thinking is shaped by other people’s ideas. Function Of literature

12. CLASSICAL LITERATURE 12 4. Moral Function - helps shaping one’s personality as it imparts values to the readers. 5. Linguistic Function - through literature, the language is preserved from every civilization where its started. 6. Cultural Function - preserves the culture of every place and era through the different literary pieces that were recorded. Through this, we are being oriented to the traditions, folklore and the arts of our ethnic’s group heritage . Function Of literature

13. CLASSICAL LITERATURE 13 7. Educational Function – literature portrays the different facets of life that we see and dream about. It gives us the experience and feelings that can teach us about life. 8. Historical Function – literature serves as an avenue going back to the past as it preserves ancient texts, illuminated transcripts, stone tablets, and other literary shreds of evidence that keeps a record of events from where it was originated during the ancient days. Function Of literature

14. CLASSICAL LITERATURE 14 DRAMA: a theater play a character presented in the story FICTION: A literary work that is in the form of a prose (ordinary form) especially short stories and novels that describes imaginary events and people, NON-FICTION : A literary work based on facts, real events and real people. POETRY: a literary work where intensity is given to the expression of feelings and ideas by use of distinctive style FOLKTALE: a story originating in popular culture, typically passed by word of mouth. Genres of literature

15. SUBGENRES CLASSICAL LITERATURE 15 DRAMA FICTION NON-FICTION POETRY FOLKTALE COMEDY FANTASY BIOGRAPHY LYRIC DRAMATIC FABLE TRAGEDY FOLKLORE AUTOBIOGRAPHY HAIKU MYTH PLAYS ROMANCE NARRATIVE SONNETS FAIRY TALE SKITS SCIENCE FICTION PERIODICALS FREE VERSE LEGEND MUSICAL HISTORICAL FICTION ABC POEM TALL TALE

16. Literary standards Universality – It appeals to everyone regardless of culture, race, sex, and time which are considered significant Artistry – It has an aesthetic appeal to everyone and thus possesses a sense of beauty. This type of literature appeals to broad audiences and possesses a sense of beauty in the writing that could even feel poetic Intellectual Value – it simulates critical thinking that enriches the mental process of abstraction and reasoning, making man realizes and fundamental truths of life and its nature. Suggestiveness - It unravels and conjures man’s emotional power to define symbolism, nuances, implied meanings, images, and messages, giving and evoking visions above the beyond the plane of ordinary life and experience. CLASSICAL LITERATURE 16

17. Literary standards 5. Spiritual Value – It elevates the spirit and the soul and thus has the power to motivate and inspire, drawn from the suggested morals or lessons of the different literary genres 6. Permanence - It endures across time and draws out the time factor. TIMELINESS, occurring at a particular time, and TIMELINESS, remaining invariability throughout. 7. Style – Style refers to the distinct way the author expresses his or her thoughts. This is another element that is subject to interpretation by readers in forms of appeals CLASSICAL LITERATURE 17

18. Branches of literature CLASSICAL LITERATURE 18

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20. BUT YOU, BRAVE AND ADEPT FROM THIS DAY ON . . . THERE’S HOPE THAT YOU WILL REACH YOUR GOAL . . . THE JOURNEY THAT STIRS YOU NOW IS NOT FAR OFF. “ ” - HOMER, THE ODYSSEY

21. “ ” What type of Genre in literature you are most interested in? Why?