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• Catharsis


  The process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from strong and repressed emotions
• World Literature


  The totality of all nation's literature
• Weltliteratur


  The term "world literature" introduced by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe in 1827
• Johann Wolfgang von Goethe


  • Studied the characteristic features and interrelationships of different national literatures
  • Studied the works of famous writers which presented different literary phenomena of different historic periods
  • Claimed that literature shouldn't be restrained by national boundaries
• Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels used the term world literature in their book entitled communist manifesto
• Cosmopolitan or Universal Appeal


  Cuts across boundaries of time, of creed, of cultures of gender, of space
• World Literature Classifications According to Period of Development

  • The Bronze Age of Literature
  • Classical Literature
  • Medieval Literature
  • Modern Literature
  • Contemporary Literature
  • 21st Century Literature
• The Bronze Age of Literature


  Covers ancient literature from 2600 BC, when the literary works of Sumerians and Egyptians emerged
• The Bronze Age of Literature were also the first of ancient civilizations who developed the early systems of writing called Cuneiform of the Sumerians and Hieroglyphs of the Egyptians
• Classical Literature


  Refers to the great masterpieces of Greek, Roman, and other ancient civilizations (1200 BCE to 455 CE)
• Medieval Literature


  Refers broadly to any work written in Latin or the vernacular between 476-1500 CE, including philosophy, religious treatises, legal texts, as well as works of the Imagination
• Modern Literature


  Originated in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, mainly in Europe and North America, characterized by a self conscious break with traditional ways of writing, in both poetry and prose fiction writing
• Monologue


  A literary device used in drama which is characterized by a long speech delivered or presented by an individual character
• Soliloquy


  A literary device presented by a single character to himself/herself as an expression of his/her inner thoughts to himself/herself
• Stream of Consciousness


  A literary technique for narration used in prose fiction, more of an "Interior monologue" where the character only takes in his mind without the actual verbal expression of the thought process
• Contemporary Literature


  Also known as Magical Realism, paints a realistic blow of the modern world while also adding magical elements, set after World War II or during the 1940s with reality-based stories and strong characters
• 21st Century Literature


  Refers to any work written from 2001 onwards, characterized by the steep increase in the acceptability of literature of all types, inspired by the coming of age of millions of people who enjoyed the work of writers of speculative fiction
• Speculative Fiction


  A broad category of fiction encompassing genres with elements that do not exist in reality
• Dystopian Fiction


  A kind of fiction denoting an imagined state or society where there is great suffering and injustice
• Utopian Fiction


  A kind of fiction that presents an ideal world free of suffering or pain
• The Bronze Age of Literature


  • Hieroglyphics
  • Cuneiform
• Classical Literature


  • Roman Gods and Goddesses
  • Homer, Ovid, Sophocles
  • Apollo, Nestia, Hades, Aphrodite, Hephaistos, Artemis, Dionysos
• Medieval Literature


  • The Divine Comedy
  • The Canterbury Tales
  • Beowulf [Old English Epic Poem]
• Contemporary Literature


  • The Little Prince
  • The Diary of a Young Girl
  • Hiroshima
  • Death of a Salesman
  • The Glass Menagerie
  • The Stranger
  • Gabriel Garcia Marquez
• North America was formed by its history and culture
• Mark Twain


  One of the greatest writers in American Literature
• Edgar Allan Poe


  One of the renowned writers in the world and one of the most influential American Writers
• Lousia May Alcott


  One of the female American Writers that created a different style in writing allowing readers to view women's strength and worth
• Emily Dickinson


  One of America's Greatest Poet, she crafted a different persona of writing that would capture the limitations of the societies
• Emily Dickinson


  • Hope is the Thing with Feathers
• Hope is the Thing with Feathers


  Reminds the readers about living with hope
• Ernest Hemingway


  American novelist and short-story writer, he receives Nobel Prize Award in 1954 because of his Lucid Prose Style writing
• Meg


  • Traditional feminism, works as a tutor
• Jo


  • Writer, assist her widow wealthy aunt
• Beth


  • Shy, stays at home and do household chores
• Amy


  • Artist, lover of the elegant society