literature

• In Alexandria there was the biggest library, but then it was burnt down
• in the past, there was a higher value of books, because not many were being printed and costed more
• positive aspects of orature and negative

  +: train memory

  pass emotions and voice

  -: change over time

  info is forgotten
• positive and negative aspects of written literature

  +: never changes, high visual memory

  _: slow
• materials

  natural: clay slabs, papyrus scrolls, ink, paper

  animal: animal skin as parchment paper, vellum (veal)
• drama can be: commedy, tragedy, musical
• folklore:

  • myths
  • fables
  • fairytales
• literture is divided in Fiction and Non-fiction, then prose and poetry, then drama (comedy, tragedy, musical)
• what did aristotele say about drama?

  purpose to create fear

  emotionally strong
• how has writing changed the world?

  communication

  understand the past

  preservation of knowledge

  cultural transmission

  show reality
• how does technology change the value of the written word?

  accessiblity

  global

  ++ written work

  easy publishing

  before has to pass through publishing houses

  reading habit

  ++ opinions

  cheaper
• in what way can culture affect literature?

  themes

  tradition, beliefs and values

  language and style

  dialects

  religious influences

  shape ideas

  social context

  economical prosperity