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21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World
Module 1: Asia
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Singapore 4 Official Languages
English
,
Malay
,
Mandarin
Standard
, and
Tamil
Who won the Singapore Literature Prize
Sony Liew
Japanese literature is heavily influenced by
Chinese
Literature
4 Periods of Japanese Literature
the ancient
,
classical
,
medieval
, and
modern
Modern Literature of Japan is divided into 2
Early modern
and
Modern
Happened during Edo Period
Early
Modern
Happened during the Meiji Period
Modern
Land of Prayer
India
A deeply religious spirit
Piety
Most important epics of India
Ramayana
and
Mahabharata
Is about the reincarnation of the creator god vishnu in the person of rama
Ramayana
Deals with the other reincarnation of Vishnu in the person of Krishma
Mahabharata
Hindu Sacred writings
Veda
Most Famous works in Sanskrit
Vedas
,
Upanishads
, and
Manusmriti
Known for its poetic nature in the form of epics
Tamil
Literature
Tamil Literature has a rich literary tradition spanning over
2000 years
Author of the White Tiger
Aravind Adiga
The indic language of Hinduism
Sanskrit
World's oldest religion, dating back more than 4,000 year
Hinduism
Sometimes referred to "as a way of life" or a "family of religions"
Hinduism
Worship a single deity known as Brahman
Henotheistic
is when a soul which is seen as eternal and part of the spiritual realm, return to the physical world in a new body
reincarnation
the universal law of cause and effect
karma
the continuous cycle of life, death, and reincarnation
Doctrines of Samsara
the belief in soul
atman
Hinduism sacred text
Vedas
End the cycle of rebirth
Moksha or Salvation
a literary movement that represents reality
literary realism
known in indian literature as the greatest writer of plays
kalidasa
a story of a king who goes hunting in the woods and met shakuntala whom he fell in love with
shakuntala
was acclaimed as the great indian poet and dramatist
rabindranath
tagore
was compared to william faulkner free simple and pretentious writing style
r.k. narayan
is a political and social philosophy that promotes individual rights, civil liberties, democracy, and free enterprise
liberalism
an outlook or system of thought attaching prime importance to human rather than divine or supernatural matters
humanism
the genre of liberalism and humanism
realism