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102
WORLD LITERATURE
Instructor
SHARIFFA JEANIBVIVE
H.MOHAMMAD
WHAT IS LITERATURE?
LITERATURE
Comes
LITERARY STANDARDS/QUALITIES
OF A LITERAY MASTERPIECE
1.UNIVERSALITY
Appeals to everyone ,regardless of the culture,race,sex and time which are all
considered significant.
2.ARTISTRY
Has an aesthetic appeal and thus possesses a sense of beauty.
3.INTELLECTUAL
VALUE
4.SUGGESTIVENESS
Unravels and conjures mans emotional power to define
VALUE
Elevates the spirit and the soul and thus has the power to motivate and inspire.
PERMANENCE/TIMELESSNESS
Endures across time .
STYLE
Presents peculiar way/s on how man sees life as evidenced by the formations of
LITERARY MODELS
CULTURAL
LANGUAGE
PERSONAL
CLASSIFICATION OF
LITERATURE
STRUCTURE
1.Fiction
2.Non-fiction
FORM
1.Prose
2.Poetry
GENRE
1.Fiction
2.Poetry
3.Essay
4.Drama
LITERARY APPROACHES
1.FORMALISTIC
CULTURAL
LITERARY GENRES
1.
ELEMENTS OF FICTION
A.
SETTING
B.CHARACTERS
Characterization- is the method used by the
KINDS OF CHARACTERS
ACCDG.
TO PRINCIPALITY
1. Protagonist
2. Antagonist
ACCDG.
TO DEVELOPMENT
ACCDG.
TO PERSONALITY
C.PLOT
Is
3.
The
Freytag's Pyramid
LITERARY DEVICES
FLASHBACK-writers use of
interruption of the chronological
sequence of a story to go back to
related incidents which occurred
prior to the beginning of the story.
2. FORESHADOWING- use of hints or
clues to indicate events that will
occur later in the story.The use of
thise technique both create
suspense and prepares the reader
1.
CONFLICT
The
D.POINT OF VIEW
Determines
TYPES
central character thinks,feels,does and what and whom the central character
observes.
e) THIRD PERSON EDITORIAL POV- narrator who comments on the action by
E.THEME
Significant
of Universal Theme
of Universal Themes
familiar issues:
1. A human beings confrontation with nature
2. A human beings lack of humanity
3. A rebellious human beings confrontation with a hostile society
4. An individuals struggle toward understanding, awareness,
and/or spiritual enlightenment
5. An individuals conflict between passion and responsibility
6. The human glorification of the past/ rejection of the past
7. The tension between the ideal and the real
8. Conflict between human beings and machines
9. The impact of the past on the present
10. The inevitability of fate
11. The evil of unchecked ambition
12. The struggle for equality