Introduction to World Literature

DONE by : MR NELSON TENORIO (professor)

EDITED BY: JOMAR LINGA

ARTS
-Highest expression done in an extra-ordinary way  
-Anything that has beauty and creativity
-Has style
-Has life

TWO FORMS OF ARTS
*Natural Arts
         Anything made by God
        Possesses natural beauty
*Artificial Arts
        Anything done by man

*Division of Artificial Arts
*Painting- Combination of Brush 
  Strokes and Hues
*Architecture- Deals with geometric 
  designs and figures
*Sculpture- The use of chisel in carving
*Music- The right combination of lyrics, 
  tone and rhythm

*Literature- Comes from the latin word
  LITERA which means letter
  - Mirror of ones culture
  - Collection of Significant Human Experience using words highly interwoven

QUALITIES OF GOOD LITERATURE
Timeless
Universal
Priceless
Original
Possesses positive values

FORMS OF LITERATURE
*Oral Form
*Written Form

DIVISION OF LITERATURE
*Prose- Written in sentences and
                  paragraph form
*Poetry- Written in verses and stanza form

FORMS OF PROSE
1. Prose drama- a drama in a prose form. It consists entirely of dialogues in prose, and is meant                                 to be acted on stage.
2. Essay- A short literary composition which is expository in nature.
3. Prose fiction- (something invented, imagined or feigned to be true)
4. Biography and autobiography
5. letter- a written message which displays aspects of an author’s physiological make-up not                         immediately apparent in his more public writings.
6. Diary- a daily written record of account of the writer’s own experience
8. Book review- an article dealing with the contents, literary worth, etc. of a book.
9. Philosophy- deals with the processes governing thoughts and conducts.
10. Anecdote- a brief narrative concerning a particular individual or incident.
11. Parable- a short tale that illustrates principle.
12.Pamphlet- a small book of topic of current 
                          interest.
13. Eulogy- writing in praise of a dead person,  
                         event or thing.
14. Speech- words delivered to an audience
15. Lecture- a carefully prepared speech intended to  
                       inform or instruct the audience.

TYPES OF PROSE FICTION
a. Novel- a long fictitious narrative with a complicated plot. It may have a main plot and one or more sub plots that develop with the main plot.

b. Short story- a fictitious narrative compressed into one unit of time, place and action

ELEMENTS OF PROSE
Character 
Characterization
Setting
Theme
Plot
Conflict
Climax
Imagery
Point of View
Moral values/lesson