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What is Literature ?
Ashish Pithadiya
What Is Literature ?
1. Literature is the total of preserved writings belonging to a given language bof people.
2. It is a product of life and about life.
3. Literature is mirror of society.
4. Literature is medium of communication.
Ex. Ghashiram Kotwal
- Vijay Tendulkar
Why Study Literature ?
1. To express one’s self.
2. To have access culture.
3. It helps us learn about the world around us.
4. To develop mature sensibility and compassion for the condition of all creation.
Basic genres of Literature
 Poetry
 Novel
 Fiction
 Essay
 Drama
Literary genres
Thank you

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What Is literature ?

  • 1. What is Literature ? Ashish Pithadiya
  • 2. What Is Literature ? 1. Literature is the total of preserved writings belonging to a given language bof people. 2. It is a product of life and about life. 3. Literature is mirror of society. 4. Literature is medium of communication. Ex. Ghashiram Kotwal - Vijay Tendulkar
  • 3. Why Study Literature ? 1. To express one’s self. 2. To have access culture. 3. It helps us learn about the world around us. 4. To develop mature sensibility and compassion for the condition of all creation.
  • 4. Basic genres of Literature  Poetry  Novel  Fiction  Essay  Drama