literature

• Literature is any collection of written work, but it is also used more narrowly for writings specifically considered to be an art form, especially prose fiction, drama, and poetry.
• Literature is a method of recording, preserving, and transmitting knowledge and entertainment, and can also have a social, psychological, spiritual, or political role.
• The term derives from Latin literatura/litteratura "learning, a writing, grammar." originally "writing formed with letters." from litera/littera "letter"
• Literature (from Latin litterae (plural); letter) is the art of written work, and is not confined to published sources (although, under some circumstances, unpublished sources can also be exempt).
• The word literature literally means "things made from letters" and the term "letters" is sometimes used to signify "literature," as in the figures of speech "arts and letters" and "man of letters."
• The four major classifications of literature are poetry, prose, fiction, and non-fiction.
• Oral literature refers to literary works transmitted from one generation to another verbally.
• Written literature refers to literary works in printed form.
• Visual literature refers to literary works presented in front of an audience.
• Prose is the most typical form of language, applying ordinary grammatical structure and natural flow of speech rather than rhythmic structure (as in traditional poetry).
• Fiction is the form of any narrative or informative work that deals, in part or in whole, with information or events that are not factual, but rather, imaginary-that is, invented by the author.
• Non-fiction is the form of any narrative, account, or other communicative work whose assertions and descriptions are understood to be factual.
• Biography is a literary genre that is a life story written by another person.
• Song is a lyric poem intended to be sung, with melodious harmony and rhythm.
• Newspaper is a collection of news articles about various current events.
• Poetry is a form of literary art that uses the aesthetic qualities of language to evoke meanings in addition to, or in place of, the prosaic ostensible meaning.
• Narrative poetry is a form of poetry that tells a story, often making use of the voices of a narrator and characters, and the entire story is usually written in metered verse.
• Lyric poetry is a genre that expresses personal and emotional feelings, and in the ancient world, these poems were sung, accompanied by a lyre.
• Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance, and the term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" (Classical Greek: δράμα, drama), which is derived from "to do," "to act" (Classical Greek: δράω, drað).
• Tragedy is a theatrical play with the death of some major characters.
• Comedy is a theatrical play with a happy ending.
• Magazine is a collection of articles regarding the lifestyle of man.
• Ode is a lyrical poem praising or glorifying an event or individual, describing nature intellectually as well as emotionally.
• Sonnet is a lyric poem consisting of 14 iambic pentameter lines.
• Elegy is a lament for the dead.
• Historical drama is a theatrical play with a historical plot.
• Autobiography is a literary genre that is a life story written by the author himself.
• The Classical period, also known as the Age of Enlightenment or the Age of Reason, spanned about seventy years from 1750 to 1820 and is characterized by musical practices that have influenced music ever since.
• Classical music has a melody that is simple and easy to remember, is mainly homophonic, and can be identified by its musical movements.
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a prominent composer during the Classical period, was called a child prodigy because he could pick out tunes on the piano at the age of three and began composing by age four.
• One of the famous songs written by Mozart during the Classical period is "Eine kleine Nachtmusik," which means a little night music.
• Renaissance is a French word meaning “rebirth” and refers to a period in European civilization marked by a revival of Classical learning and wisdom.
• Paintings during the Renaissance period are mostly Portrait and Religious.
• Sfumato is a well-known painting technique from the Renaissance period that gives paintings a smoky quality.
• Paintings during the Renaissance period include “The Last Judgment” by Michelangelo, “The Transfiguration” by Raphael, and “The Last Supper” by Leonardo da Vinci.
• Donatello contributed unique craftsmanship and compositional skills during the Renaissance period.
• There is also a Baroque period in which artists used their art to appeal to human emotions through drama and exaggeration.
• Chiaroscuro effect is the technique that uses strong contrasted light and shadow in painting during the Baroque period.
• One of the famous works of art during the Baroque period is "Portrait of Helene Fourment” by Peter Paul Rubens.