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- 1. World Literature: an Introduction Prepared by: Raquel Cabral-Viquiera
- 2. World Literature • As discussed on the previous lesson, LITERATURE refers to any written work that mirrors the society which reflects societal norms, cultures, traditions, experiences and the likes. - It is a way of life. • Then, what is World Literature?
- 3. World Literature • According to British and English Dictionary, it is a body of work drawn from many nations and recognized as literature throughout the world. • It is also “the sum of the total national literatures of the world” • World Literature is considered as the circulation of work into the wider world beyond country’s origin.
- 4. Division of World Literature • English Literature (Anglo-American) • Asian Literature • European Literature • Latin American Literature • African Literature
- 5. English Literature Period (year approx) • Old English Literature……………450-1150 • Middle English…………………....1150-1500 • The Renaissance…………………..1500-1650 • The Restoration and 18th Century..1650-1789 • The Romantic Period……………..1789-1837 • The Victorian Age……………….. 1837-1901 • Post Modern Age……………… 1901-Present
- 6. Old English Period • Also known as the ANGLO-SAXON Literature. • It survives almost entirely in four manuscripts: a. Beowulf – the oldest surviving Germanic epic and the longest Old English poem b. The Battle of Maldon – an Old English heroic poem describing a historical skirmish between East Saxons and Viking (mainly Norwegian) raiders in 991.
- 7. c. The Seafarer – an Old English poem giving a first-person account of a man alone in the sea. d. Dream of the Rood - it is a vital reference for the ambiguous culture of England's early ancestors. - it embodies the blended culture, moral code, and religious values of its unknown author.
- 8. Three Conquests of Old English Literature • Different letters • Different grammars • Different spelling
- 9. Middle English Literature • Bible translations • Geoffrey Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales The Renaissance Literature Old Classics rediscovered: • Sonnets • Elegy • Pastoral
- 10. The Restoration and 18th Century • Age of reason • Age of enlightenment • Rise of the novel and journalism • Age of satire • Age of poetry
- 11. The Romantic Period • Use of everyday language • Imagination essential • Overflowing emotions common • Inspired by untamed nature and the exotic far east • Folk traditions and medieval tales of knights • Gothic novels
- 12. The Victorian Period • Queen Victoria • Transition Period • Melancholic and political poetry The Post Modern Age Literature in this era exemplifies the improved crafts of masters. The novels have flourished and the writers have risen not only to popularity but to distinction as well
- 13. Asian Literature • East Asian literature – Chinese literature – Japanese literature – Korean literature • South Asian literature – Indian literature – Pakistani literature – Bangladeshi folk literature – Sri Lankan literature
- 14. • Southeast Asian literature – Thai literature – Philippine literature – Malaysian literature – Indonesian literature – Burmese literature – Vietnamese literature • West Asian literature – Persian literature – Arabic literature – Jewish literature – Turkish literature
- 15. European Literature • Western literature, also known as European literature, is the literature written in the context of Western culture in the languages of Europe, including the ones belonging to the Indo-European language family as well as several geographically or historically related languages such as Basque and Hungarian.
- 16. European literature includes written works in many languages: • American literature • Australian literature • Brazilian literature • British literature • Bulgarian literature • Canadian literature • Catalan literature • Croatian literature • Czech literature • Danish literature • Dutch literature • English literature • Estonian literature • German literature • Greek literature • Ancient Greek literature
- 17. European literature includes written works in many languages: • Hungarian literature • Finnish literature • French literature • Icelandic literature • Irish literature • Italian literature • Latin literature • Latvian literature • Lithuanian literature • New Zealand literature • Norwegian literature • Polish literature • Portuguese literature • Spanish literature • Swedish literature • Welsh literature
- 18. Latin American literature • Latin American literature consists of the oral and written literature of Latin America in several languages, particularly in Spanish, Portuguese, and the indigenous languages of the Americas as well as literature of the United States written in the Spanish language. It rose to particular prominence globally during the second half of the 20th century.
- 19. African literature • It is the body of traditional oral and written literatures in Afro-Asiatic and African languages together with works written by Africans in European languages.
- 20. Thank you for listening!!!
- 21. End!