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Literature is a historic and creative fold that helps in the preservation of folklore and extends them to the commoners. The presentation gives a glimpse of how it provides a comparative analysis of the Platonic, Neo-classic, revolutionary, post-revolutionary, and modern times. It also gives an account of how one should major in it, so as to develop a creative psyche.
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What is Literary Studies? We all have read work like Alice in the Wonderland, which is a fancy relief, providing an imaginative account of the impossibilities happening in the parallel universe; one happening on the other side of the mirror. www.homeworkjoy.com
Structure of Literary It definitely awakens our curious minds, making us think about the various illusionary events which are being personified by Literature as real and animate objects. To know more about this artistic faculty, let’s learn more about it. www.homeworkjoy.com
What is Literature? -Literature is the written or oral records of literary works depicting, language, national origin, historical period, genre, or subject matter of a particular region. www.homeworkjoy.com
Literaryas a Profession - The most famous works of Literature include: www.homeworkjoy.com
The Iliad by Homer, Canterbury Tales by Chaucer, Macbeth, the Merchant of Venice by Shakespeare, etc, the list is pretty long to be stated. Various genres of Literature: The two main categories separating the various genres of literature are: • Fiction • Non- fiction www.homeworkjoy.com
Fiction • Fiction is a literary piece that is a fabrication of fantasy, or imaginative events, not based on historical events or facts. • Genres of Fiction include: www.homeworkjoy.com
Drama: It is a form of literary work which is constructed through elements like dance, music, and other modes of performance, intended to be performed. www.homeworkjoy.com
Poetry: It is a form of literary art which uses aesthetic qualities like rhythm, meter, prosody, figures of speech, motifs, symbolism, and themes to express a subject matter. www.homeworkjoy.com
Fantasy: It refers to an imaginative or fanciful account of an improbable or utterly impossible instance. • Humor: It is said to be an account of literary work which provides amusement and comic- relief. www.homeworkjoy.com
Fable: A fable is a literary art that includes animate and inanimate objects, often anthropomorphized; giving a moral lesson. • Science Fiction: It is an imaginary or futuristic account of scientific concepts like time travel, parallel universe, space explorations, etc. www.homeworkjoy.com
Short Story: It is an inventive prose narrative, intended to include characters within a series of linked incidences, set in relatable mood and plot. www.homeworkjoy.com
Folklore: • Historical Fiction: It is referred to as a creative non- fiction, giving an account of the ancient events. It is also known as literary journalism. • Horror: It is a literary art which includes scary elements like ghost, evil- spirits, murder, monstrosity, and other mind- bobbling events. www.homeworkjoy.com
Mystery: It is a piece of intrigue with conceited plots which are being unleashed by the detectives, and the readers in the course of reading. • Legend: It is said to be a kind of folklore that is perceived by the speaker and the listener to have had happened in the past. www.homeworkjoy.com
Non- fiction is a literary piece which represents an account of real-life incidences, and characters. • Mythology: It is an account of events happened in ancient times in the lives of gods, goddesses, demons, saints, etc. www.homeworkjoy.com
Nonfiction • Literature gives an insight into the historical events in a well- polished manner. • Genres of non- fiction include: • Narrative Nonfiction: It refers to a narrative account of a real-life incidence. www.homeworkjoy.com
An Autobiography: It is an account of a person’s life incidences, which is self- written. • Speech: It is a written account that is made up with the purpose of being addressed to an audience. • Essays: An essay is an account of the writer’s concept of description, narration, argumentation, or a type of literary criticism. • Biography: It refers to an account of a person’s life incidences, written by someone else. www.homeworkjoy.com
Why study Literature? • Literature gives an insight into the historical events in a well- polished manner. • It helps in developing a person’s literary and imaginative hold. • It plays an important role in the preservation of folklore and extends them to the commoners. • Literature gives a comparative analysis of the Platonic, Neo-classic, revolutionary, post-revolutionary, and modern times. www.homeworkjoy.com
What are the career options in the field of Literature? Literature being an artistic field provides a plethora of opportunities in the field of art and other professional worlds such as: - In Advertising, Public relations, Mass media and Journalism, Teaching, Theatre, and Drama, as Literacy Critique, essayist, Writer, and other kinds of performing arts. www.homeworkjoy.com
Time taken to gain a degree in the field of Literature includes: - 4 years to gain a degree of baccalaureate in Literature. - Almost one to two years to gain a master’s degree. - M. Phil and Ph.D. programs take almost 1-2 yrs and 3-5 years respectively. www.homeworkjoy.com
