PHILLIT MODULE 1 Flashcards
acquaintance with letters
littera
writing formed with letters
litteratura
acc to ___while history records past events, it does not include among its pages, the spirit
of the nation.
Senatin (2009)
Only in literature can one see the dreams, anxieties, joys, and problems of the people in a
certain country. Technically speaking, literature is a body of written works (either in prose or verse) produced
in a particular language, country, or age.
Senatin
Literary works usually have excellence of form or expression and
expressing ideas of permanence or universal interest.
Senatin
literature is the linguistic evidence of the mental and emotional attempt
of people to shed light on human struggles and aspirations
Cirilo F. Bautista (2007),
The cultural realities refer to customs, civilization, and
achievements of a certain time or people manifested in such areas such as arts, religion, philosophy, education,
economics, history, politics, etc.
Cirilo F. Bautista (2007),
is an enduring expression of significant human experience in words well-chosen and arranged.
literature
literature can be in a form of:
oral
visual
written
intrinsic elements
style, structure, imagery, tone, and genre.
literature includes
the spirit of the nation
literary works transmitted from one generation to another verbally.
oral literature
maybe spoken or sung
oral literature
-literary works in printed form
written literature
began with the invention of letters and pictures
written literature
literary works presented
in front of an audience
visual literature
existed before written literature together with
oral literature
visual literature
who came up with five visual analogies of literature.
Ludwig Wittgenstein(1921)
five analogies of literature
mirror
lens
signpost
illustration
authority
It is a tool for finding things out. Literature is a _____where you can see yourself in
context.
literature as mirror
you can see where your own ideas, assumptions, etc. are similar to, consistent
with, or different from another.
literature as mirror
_____ can help you focus on a problem, question, and justification
literature as lens
It can magnify
objects so that you can see them more clearly in detail or it can make an object look smaller so you can see
how your work fits into the broader picture.
literature as lens
guides you and leads you to the right direction.
literature as signpost
is the final arbiter in any question or problem that you would like to raise or
clarify.
literature as authority
describes you in sketchy or in an in-depth-study what you would like to know.
literature as illustration
NOTE
The language of literature …
1)…is concentrated and meaningful;
2)…gives a sense of pleasure in the discovery of a new experience; and
3)…demands intense concentration from the readers.
Who said “Beauty is truth, truth beauty; that is all ye know on earth and all ye need to know.”
John Keats
art for art’s sake” was advocated by
Oscar Wilde
It shows what is moral
Didactic Value of Literature
It can improve the moral values or norms of society
Didactic Value of Literature
literature is for life’s sake
Functional Value of Literature
Many writers made use of their work to convey their ideas, feelings, and at some cases, their partisan consciousness and reactions about society
Functional Value of Literature
dulce et utile meaning
sweet and useful
Literature is meant to entertain;
to give pleasure and enjoyment
dulce