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An introduction to the study of English Literature, including discussions of: how to define "literature", why study literature?, how to approach the great books, and English literary periods.
The document lists and defines different types of tones that can be used in writing, such as: 1. Acerbic - harsh and bitter. 2. Apathetic - lacking interest or concern and indifferent. 3. Cynical - questioning people's basic sincerity and believing they are always self-seeking.
Each analyses a major historical period, surveying and documenting the cultural contexts that have shaped English literature, and focusing on key texts.
constituted ‘great’ literature for previous generations had been partly determined by a brand (or brands) of unconscious prejudice, there was a compulsion to extend the canon beyond the narrow confines of ‘English Literature’, and to allow the ‘canon’ to be open-ended, in a constant process of reformulation, a development
Define genre in literature: Genre is the classification and organization of literary works into the following categories: poetry, drama, prose, fiction, and nonfiction.
Chapter-by-chapter summary & analysis, quotes, themes, characters, symbols, and more. Summary, themes, line-by-line analysis, poetic devices, form, meter, rhyme scheme, and more. Full definitions of each term with color-coded examples, followed by additional resources.
It introduces literature, discussing its meaning, origin, relationship to language, types (oral vs. written), genres of written literature, similarities and differences between oral and written literature, and advantages of studying literature.
