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    Literature is defined as creative works that use language to express human experiences. It is characterized by fictionality, specialized language, and a lack of pragmatic function. Literature aims to both entertain and instruct readers through beauty and insight. It serves four functions - recreation, recognition, redemption, and revelation. There are seven literary standards including artistry, intellectual value, and permanence. The major forms of literature are narrative fiction, poetry, drama, and nonfiction prose, with common narrative genres being memoirs, adventure stories, and historical fiction.

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    Literature is defined as creative works that use language to express human experiences. It is characterized by fictionality, specialized language, and a lack of pragmatic function. Literature aims to both entertain and instruct readers through beauty and insight. It serves four functions - recreation, recognition, redemption, and revelation. There are seven literary standards including artistry, intellectual value, and permanence. The major forms of literature are narrative fiction, poetry, drama, and nonfiction prose, with common narrative genres being memoirs, adventure stories, and historical fiction.

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    Literature is defined as creative works that use language to express human experiences. It is characterized by fictionality, specialized language, and a lack of pragmatic function. Literature aims to both entertain and instruct readers through beauty and insight. It serves four functions - recreation, recognition, redemption, and revelation. There are seven literary standards including artistry, intellectual value, and permanence. The major forms of literature are narrative fiction, poetry, drama, and nonfiction prose, with common narrative genres being memoirs, adventure stories, and historical fiction.

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    INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE

    LITERATURE is an enduring expression of


    Significant Human Experience (SHE) in
    words well chosen and arranged. It comes from
    the latin word “litera” which means an
    acquaintance with letters and can be defined as
    anything in print.
    Demarcating a literary text from non-literary text
    follow these criteria:
    1. FICTIONALITY – specifies that literature is
    a product of one’s imagination.
    2. SPECIALIZED LANGUAGE- differs
    considerably from those language people normally
    use.

    3. LACK OF PRAGMATIC FUNCTION- written


    not for a specific purpose but develops range of
    purposes depends on the readers.
    4. AMBIGUITY- open for interpretation

    NATURE OF LITERATURE
    “Literature is language in use that provides
    insights and intellectual stimulation to the reader.
    As one explores literature, he likewise discovers
    the beauty of language.”
    THE FUNCTIONS OF LITERATURE
    DULCE & UTILE

    DULCE
    To entertain, gives pleasure and enjoyment

    The beautiful side of the literary works for the reader

    UTILE
    to instruct

    The benefit of the literary works for the reader


    4Rs of Literature
    Recreation – Literature is a means of
    reassembling reality. We want to see what we
    cannot see in reality.
    Recognition – Literature helps us recognize the
    people and their contribution.
    Redemption – Literature is a means of
    modification of behavior.
    Revelation – Literature is a means of recording
    history. It reveals the past, the present, and the
    future.
    7 LITERARY STANDARDS
     Artistry
    -sense of beauty
     Intellectual Value
    -stimulates the thought
     Suggestiveness
    - emotional power of literature
     Spiritual Value
    -moral values that makes an individual a better person
     Permanence
    -endures forever, giving fresh delight
     Universality
    -appeals to all anytime and anywhere
     Style
    -author’s peculiar way of forming and expressing ideas
    MAJOR FORMS OF LITERATURE

    1. NARRATIVE/PROSE FICTION- narrative


    literary work which content is a product of one’s
    imagination
    2. POETRY- verse and rythmic writing that evokes
    emotional response and deeper interpretation of
    symbols and imagery “literature in a metrical form”
    3.DRAMA- a fictional representation of a story
    through dialogue and action
    4. NONFICTION PROSE- information that is based
    on fact in presented in a format of telling a story
    NARRATIVE GENRES
    MEMOIR/BIOGRAPHY/
    AUTOBIOGRAPHY ADVENTURE

    DRAMA CRIME

    COMEDY PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER

    HORROR HISTORICAL

    REALISTIC FICTION SCIENCE FICTION


    LITERATURE IS:
     Literature is imaginative

     Literature expresses thoughts and feelings

     Literature deals with life experiences

     Literature uses words in a powerful, effective


    and yet captivating manner
     Literature promotes recreation and revelation of
    hidden facts.
     Literature expresses thoughts, feelings, ideas or
    other special aspects of human experiences.

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