Intro to Lit Flashcards
Literature cam from latin word
Littera
Littera means
Letter of Alphabet
Not all Written works are Lit with a capital L
True
Literature is the first and foremost
humankinds entire body of writing, then it is the body of writing beloning to a given language or people, then it is indiv pieces of writing
Literature is a
Form of human expression
Lit is not just expressed in words but even when organized and written down
True
Literary standards proponent
William J. Long
Literary standards
UPASSIS
Universality
Appeals to the hearts and minds of almost any reader
Permanence
can stand the test of time
Artistry
aesthetically appealing and reveals or convers hiddenntruth and beauty
Suggestiveness
allows work to inspire and provoke thoughts
Style
distinct way of writer jn creating
Intellectual value
criticak thinking of both abstract and reason based thought
Spiritual value
lifts the inner spirit and soul and has the power to motivate
Lit two functions proponent
Horace, roman poet
Two functions
Dulce and Utile
Dulce
Sweetness, to entertain
Utile
Usefulness, to inform
Division of lit
Divided into oral and written
two types of lit
Prose and Poetry
Poetry
features metrical and sophisticated use of language thru imagery, figurative language and poetic divises
“message to be dug out”
Poetry Three types
Lyric, Narrative, Drama
Lyric
originally sung with a lyre, focused on writer’s personal experiences and emotions
Types of Lyric
Elegy, Ode,Sonnet,Haiku
Elegy
poem ti hinor the dead
Ode
a poem that pays tribute to a person,idea, place or another concept
Sonnet
fourtheen-line poem with a specifuc srhyme scheme (Shakespearean or Petrarchan)
Haiku
three-line poem that originated in Japan, follows the 5-7-5 syllable scheme and uses nature to express an emotion/concept
Narrative
tells a story in lines abd verses, originally sung by bards
Types in narrative
Ballad, Epic, Metrical tale, Metrical Romance
Ballad
set to music, focused on human experiences
Epic
tells the stories of heroes and their adventure
Metrical tale
Topics vary from romance, the quest for adventure, love and various phases of life. Characters are normal people
Metrical romance
deals with acdventure,love, chivalry and deeds of derring-do, called chivalric poems. nobles are the bida
Prose
straightforward, written in ordinary but stull utilizes literary techniques
Types of Prose
Fictional, Non fic, Creative non fic, Drama
Fictional prose
imagination. maybinclude supernatural events but ate still ultimately rooted in reality
Written Fic Prose
Novel, short storry, flash fiction, dagli
Oral trad fic
Fable, Myth, Legends,Folktales
Non fictional
Factual , literary criticisms
Creative Non Fic
strategies in storytelling.
CNF examples
Memoire, Personal essay, Travelogue, Biography, Autobio
Drama
meant to be persformed on a stage.
Drama examples
Comedy, Musical, Farce, Melodrama, Tragedy, Tradecomedy
Drama vs Play
Drama written
Play Acted
Importance of lit
Powerful stress reliever, Fuels imagination, improves concentration and focus, keeps brain active and healthy, expands a persons vocab, improves writing skills, improves comm skill, critical thinking, history, empathy
9 21st century themes
Identity, History and Memory, Sociak Evils, Catastrophe, Merits or perils of tech, Personalization of Narratives, Fracturing, Effects of Commercialism, Diaspora and Migration
Lit raises life into a new level of meaning
Cirilo Bautista
Perhaps literature makes readers identify values
J.F Loria
Mario Vargas Llosa won Nobel prize in Lit in
2010
Ran for president in
1990
Cartography of structured of power and his trenchant images of indivs resistance revolt and defeat
Mario vargas
Writing in a perdonal way about news
Literary journ
