History of literature

Metzger noticed that, “he used his poetic resources to animate a marble structure, making mute antiquity speak to him and to his time.” (307) According to intertextualists, for an author and reader it is imperative to have knowledge of the history of literature to fully understand the depths of the work. Metzger insisted on this perspective, throughout his essay, emphasizing that to grasp the true essence of a poem and be able to share that meaning with the world an author/reader must…

It has been said that literary criticism started before Plato, but he is known the bedrock or the womb that birth other literary criticism. It is the foundation of the building called literary theory or criticism. He prescribes what a good literature or poetry should be. Plato’s philosophy of idealism – the existence of two worlds; the ideal world which is perfect and the visible world which is an imitation of the ideal. This idea criticizes art as an imitation of an imitation. And as a result,…

Prizes in 1901. Literary prizing has been surrounded in its sales, and in an advertisment, not always for the production of Literature. The prizes of children's literature affected and have multiple features for cultural practices. During the eighteenth century, John Newbery, the Medal has been awarded annually to 'the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children published in the United States. Though the Medal not as cash prize, it can increase the sales of a book, as…

Arnold Toynbee said History word is the Greek word. It means “Investigation” History word came from “Historia” the meaning of “Historia” It is the exposure of previous incidents as well as a mixture of established, appearance, to deliver knowledge of earlier times. History is distributed into three periods. Those are classical, medieval, and modern. The second name of the medieval period is middle ages. In history these both are the similar period. On the other way, middle and medieval ages are…

conditions are mentioned in order to create an atmosphere and to create a mood. While weather can create tension and fear, the same conditions can also have positive meanings depending on the context. Rain is a weather condition mentioned often in literature. In some instances, it is for hardships; in others, cleansing and purity. Snow is another condition used often, and it can represent almost any mood in a story. QUOTE- "Weather is never just weather. It 's never just rain. And that goes for…

Throughout the years, Shakespeare’s plays have been performed more than any other writer. This has allowed Shakespearean plays to have a huge impact on other works of literature. His work influenced each generation of poets and their writing. Shakespeare has been an inspiration to numerous novelist, poets, and performers. He even inspired the music industry and the movie industry. In fact, some authors even used “phrases from Shakespeare's works as titles for their own novels” (Mabillard). In…

human beings. Overall, Schoolcraft’s work is an easier read due to literary mechanisms such as rhyming and repetition. Despite lacking these mechanics, Bryant’s work is a tougher read, but is still critical in the history of literature. Despite the many differences of these works of literature, they both prove a great example of how important nature is to…

learn how to find the interconnectedness of literature. It is a learned skill. • There is no such thing as a wholly original work of literature—stories grow out of other stories, poems out of other poems. • There is only one story. This story is one of human nature. It is present regardless if the text is fact or fiction. o Texts borrow and build upon one another. This is called intertextuality. o His analogy was that literature muscles its way into history the way an eel fights its way…

arguments, Gopnik discusses concepts like making literature available to all, pursuing a major out of joy for the subject, and needing the "humanities because we 're human." I agree with Gopnik 's argument that we need the humanities, however I find his justification to be lacking and would need more of an explanation. Gopnik makes several key arguments for the English teaching profession.…

Representations of Gandhi For nearly six decades, Gandhi has been a recurring figure in diverse mediums all over the world. Whether it’s a new biography or a modern take on Gandhi’s philosophies, the Gandhian tradition has been kept alive in not just literature, but in almost all art forms. However, it creates an interesting but a paradoxical situation; during his lifetime Gandhi was likened to other eminent figures like Lenin, Tolstoy and even Jesus Christ. Soon after his death a discourse…