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    NATURE OF

    LITERATURE
    THE LANGUAGE OF
    LITERATURE IS
    METAPHORICAL/FIGURATI
    VE NOT LITERAL
    DENOTATIVE.
    WORLD WITHOUT LITERATURE
     Uncivilized
     Barbarian
     Devoid of sensitivity
     Crude of speech
     Ignorant
     Instinctual
     Crude at love
    Literature
     Literature is an attempt to make a sincere
    representation or recreation of life executed by the
    artistic utilization of its medium, language.
     A work of fiction (in prose or in verse), characterized
    by a very self-conscious use of language which is
    highly connotative in nature.
     Literature has been, and will continue to be, as long as
    it exists, one of the common denominators of human
    experience through which human beings may recognize
    themselves and converse with each other, no matter
    how different their professions, their life plans, their
    geographical and cultural locations, their personal
    circumstances.
     “Literature is life.”
    Importance or relevance of Literature

     Literature is an eternally burning flame, exuding


    light that renders significance to civilization.
     In literature, likewise, there is conserved a heritage
    which gives meaning to a people’s ideas. It molds the
    mind of a people by preserving the experience of the
    past in a cohesive and beautiful manner.
     Literature mirrors the depth of a culture and
    manifests the truly creative genius of the race.
     Literature helps us grow both personally and
    intellectually.
     It helps us to connect ourselves to the
    cultural context of which we are part.
     It helps us to develop mature sensibility and
    compassion for the condition of all living
    things, human, animal and vegetable.
     Literature is one of the things that shape our
    lives; it makes us human.
     It encourages us to assist creative talented
    people who are in need.
     It makes us a better person.
    Functions of literature
     I. Literature as form of pleasure
    A. Literature provides a form of escape
    B. Literature provides aesthetic satisfaction
    II. Literature as a form of engagement
    A. Literature provides a way of interpreting the
    world
    B. Literature provides a way of transforming the
    world
    I. Literature as a form of pleasure

     Literature provides a form of escape


    -through imagination
     Literature provides aesthetic satisfaction
    -pleasure from craftmanship
    Literature as a form of engagement

     Literature provides a way of interpreting the


    world
    - Literature imposes order and meaning in this world
    - We read literature not just for the fun of it but also for the
    illumination that it provides as it allows us to see our world
    and our own lives in coherent and meaningful terms.
    - Literature is an act of engagement and participation.
    - Lit allows us the chance to overcome the limitations of
    our subjectivity.
    Assignment:

    How does literature provides a


    way of transforming the world?
    GENRES OF LITERATURE

     POETRY
     PROSE
     DRAMA

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