Presentation on Presentation on LiteratureLiterature

Pooja K. BhaliyaPooja K. BhaliyaEnrollment; Enrollment; PG15101002PG15101002Roll No.02Roll No.02poojabhaliya007@gpoojabhaliya007@gmail.commail.comM.K.B.UniversityM.K.B.University

Contents;Contents;• What is Literature?What is Literature?• Elements of LiteratureElements of Literature• The Major GenresThe Major Genres• The Renaissance LiteratureThe Renaissance Literature• CharacteristicsCharacteristics• WritersWriters

What is Literature?What is Literature?• Anything in written form with letters Anything in written form with letters

known as “Literature”known as “Literature”• Advertisement, Brochures , Pam plates , Advertisement, Brochures , Pam plates ,

Time tables are information Time tables are information • Literature most commonly refers to work Literature most commonly refers to work

of the creative imagination including of the creative imagination including Poetry, Drama , Fiction , Journalism and Poetry, Drama , Fiction , Journalism and some instances songs.some instances songs.

• Literature is more considers with Literature is more considers with “Human Emotions”“Human Emotions”

Elements of LiteratureElements of LiteratureWritten works Written works

having having excellence in:excellence in:

• FormForm• ExpressionExpression• IdeasIdeas• Widespread and Widespread and

Lasting InterestLasting Interest

The Major GenresThe Major Genres

P rose P oetry D ram a

L ite ra tu re

Prose , Poetry & DramaProse , Poetry & Drama• Prose;Prose;Prose is the ordinary form of written Prose is the ordinary form of written

language, it initiate the spoken language.language, it initiate the spoken language.Types are Fiction & NonfictionTypes are Fiction & Nonfiction

• Poetry;Poetry;It is the language written with rhythm, It is the language written with rhythm,

figurative language, imagery, sound devices figurative language, imagery, sound devices and emotionally charged language.and emotionally charged language.

Major types of poetry; Lyric, Narrative & Major types of poetry; Lyric, Narrative & concrete typeconcrete type

• Drama;Drama;• Drama is a story written to be

performed by actors. Although a drama is meant to be performed, one can also read the script, or written version, and imagine the action

The Renaissance The Renaissance Literature;Literature;

• The word Renaissance is a French The word Renaissance is a French word means Rebirthword means Rebirth

• The team was used to rebirth of The team was used to rebirth of learning caused by the discovery of learning caused by the discovery of hundreds of Greeks & Latin hundreds of Greeks & Latin manuscripts which had been lost manuscripts which had been lost during the middle Ages.during the middle Ages.

• Such text made it possible for the Such text made it possible for the Artists of the Renaissance period to Artists of the Renaissance period to create a hole new vision of themselves. create a hole new vision of themselves.

The Renaissance LiteratureThe Renaissance Literature;;• It is consider to be the division between It is consider to be the division between

the middle Ages and the Modern Era.the middle Ages and the Modern Era.• The Thinker of this period, also called The Thinker of this period, also called

HUMANISTS, believed that the man HUMANISTS, believed that the man should be the subjects of Study, and not should be the subjects of Study, and not God, as the church had taught during the God, as the church had taught during the medieval period.medieval period.

CharacteristicsCharacteristics • Invention of Printing PressInvention of Printing Press• Reality in literatureReality in literature• Not only imitate the art, but hope to Not only imitate the art, but hope to

change reality through Artchange reality through Art• Reflection of exploration Reflection of exploration • True to LifeTrue to Life• Time of Protestant reformationTime of Protestant reformation

WritersWriters• William ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare• John MiltonJohn Milton• Ben JohnsonBen Johnson• Philip SidneyPhilip Sidney• Edmund SpenserEdmund Spenser