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BRIEF HISTORY OF LITERATURE Literature is essentially a group of works of words in order to convey something, usually bound in books after writing was invented. Literature these days usually involves either poetry or prose but can also refer to spoken narratives or other forms of storytelling and conveying themes. The earliest form of literature was of course orally, not many of those still remain as they often were never written down. The Odyssey and the Illiad are two of the most famous examples of oral narrative preserved in writing; they were written down by Homer around 800 BC and had previously been only told orally. Other famous examples are Ramayana and Mahabharta, two very famous epic poems from India. While most early poems and stories were retellings of things that actually happened, or supposedly happened it wasn’t until 1021 that the first novel appeared, purely fictional written to entertain. It was written by a Japanese noblewoman named Murasaki Shikibu who wrote the Tale of Genji which to this day is called the first novel ever written.
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I personally enjoy the subject because not only is it enjoyable to read literature, exploring vastly different worlds and situations from your own, it is also fun to be Protagonist – a character who is the able to express oneself with writing and creating your own world so to speak person we, the reader view the story through. Antagonist – character who opposes the protagonist.
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„Deep reading makes us smarter and nicer“ Plot – events that make up the story and drive it from point a to point b Time magazine wrote on their idea website in June 2013 that according to a and so forth. Raymond Mar , a psychologist at the University of Toronto reported in his study findings in 2006 and 2009 that people who said they often read literature and Exposition – explaining of the literature for their own enjoyment were often smarter and nicer than the ones who situation in a story. don‘t and concluded that perhaps more empathetic people choose to read books. Plot device – an object or person that drives the plot further. Plot hole – when an event in the story contradicts something explained earlier or later.
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Subplot – a plot that is going on simultaniously with the main plot. Cliché – a set-up overused in literature. Plot twist – when the story drastically changes to have a different John Green is an American young adults writer responsible for writing countless outcome than expected. novels such as The Fault In Our Stars, Looking for Alaska and Paper Towns, John Green has resurfaced commercial interest in young adult novels as well as educated countless for free on his youtube channel Crash Course. Further study & Career options
There are several options in the field of literature such as becoming a teacher, a writer, a publisher or an editor. Each of these does require a high level of skill in the language that you plan on working with and in Stephen King is an American horror writer who began his career in 1974 with case of publishers and teachers the bestselling novel Carrie. Since then he has written several novels and won would require additional degrees. more Bram Stoker Horror Awards than any other writer and is one of the most influential horror writers of the modern era.
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