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LITERATURE - Coggle Diagram
LITERATURE
DEFINITION
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anything that is printed, as long as it is related to people's feelings and ideas (Webster)
written, oral, or visual body of work containing imaginative language that depicts human thoughts, emotions, and experiences
product of a culture that concretizes man's array of values, emotions, actions, and ideas
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IMPORTANCE
man's experiences, feelings, and thoughts are reflected
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LITERARY STANDARDS
Universality
timeless, timely, and forever relevant
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Intellectual Value
stimulates thought, and enriches mental life
Permanence
endures, and is lasting; can be read again and again
Style
peculiar way in which writers see life, forms and expresses ideas
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LITERARY APPROACHES
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Moral or Humanistic
discuss man and its nature, and presents man as essentially rational; morality
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Sociological
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reduced to discussions on economy, underscoring the conflict between social classes
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Psychological
expression of personality,
of inner drives or neurosis
Impressionistic
elucidate “reacting
response” which is something very personal, relative and fruitful.
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