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Literature is a historic and creative fold that helps in the preservation of folklore and extends them to the commoners. The presentation gives a glimpse of how it provides a comparative analysis of the Platonic, Neo-classic, revolutionary, post-revolutionary, and modern times. It also gives an account of how one should major in it, so as to develop a creative psyche. – PowerPoint PPT presentation

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Title: How Literature is considered the most creative study?


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What is Literary Studies?
We all have read work like Alice in the
Wonderland, which is a fancy relief, providing an
imaginative account of the impossibilities
happening in the parallel universe one happening
on the other side of the mirror.
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Structure of Literary
It definitely awakens our curious minds, making
us think about the various illusionary events
which are being personified by Literature as real
and animate objects. To know more about this
artistic faculty, lets learn more about it.
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What is Literature?
-Literature is the written or oral records of
literary works depicting, language, national
origin, historical period, genre, or subject
matter of a particular region.
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Literary as a Profession
- The most famous works of Literature include
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The Iliad by Homer, Canterbury Tales by Chaucer,
Macbeth, the Merchant of Venice by Shakespeare,
etc, the list is pretty long to be stated.
Various genres of Literature
The two main categories separating the various
genres of literature are Fiction Non-
fiction
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Fiction
  • Fiction is a literary piece that is a fabrication
    of fantasy, or imaginative events, not based on
    historical events or facts.
  • Genres of Fiction include

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  • Drama It is a form of literary work which is
    constructed through elements like dance, music,
    and other modes of performance, intended to be
    performed.

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  • Poetry It is a form of literary art which uses
    aesthetic qualities like rhythm, meter, prosody,
    figures of speech, motifs, symbolism, and themes
    to express a subject matter.

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  • Fantasy It refers to an imaginative or fanciful
    account of an improbable or utterly impossible
    instance.
  • Humor It is said to be an account of literary
    work which provides amusement and comic- relief.

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  • Fable A fable is a literary art that includes
    animate and inanimate objects, often
    anthropomorphized giving a moral lesson.
  • Science Fiction It is an imaginary or
    futuristic account of scientific concepts like
    time travel, parallel universe, space
    explorations, etc.

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  • Short Story It is an inventive prose narrative,
    intended to include characters within a series of
    linked incidences, set in relatable mood and plot.

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  • Folklore
  • Historical Fiction It is referred to as a
    creative non- fiction, giving an account of the
    ancient events. It is also known as literary
    journalism.
  • Horror It is a literary art which includes
    scary elements like ghost, evil- spirits, murder,
    monstrosity, and other mind- bobbling events.

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  • Mystery It is a piece of intrigue with
    conceited plots which are being unleashed by the
    detectives, and the readers in the course of
    reading.
  • Legend It is said to be a kind of folklore that
    is perceived by the speaker and the listener to
    have had happened in the past.

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  • Non- fiction is a literary piece which
    represents an account of real-life incidences,
    and characters.
  • Mythology It is an account of events happened
    in ancient times in the lives of gods, goddesses,
    demons, saints, etc.

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Nonfiction
  • Literature gives an insight into the historical
    events in a well- polished manner.
  • Genres of non- fiction include
  • Narrative Nonfiction It refers to a
    narrative account of a real-life incidence.

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  • An Autobiography It is an account of a
    persons life incidences, which is self- written.
  • Speech It is a written account that is made
    up with the purpose of being addressed to an
    audience.
  • Essays An essay is an account of the
    writers concept of description, narration,
    argumentation, or a type of literary criticism.
  • Biography It refers to an account of a
    persons life incidences, written by someone else.

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Why study Literature?
  • Literature gives an insight into the historical
    events in a well- polished manner.
  • It helps in developing a persons literary
    and imaginative hold.
  • It plays an important role in the preservation of
    folklore and extends them to the commoners.
  • Literature gives a comparative analysis of
    the Platonic, Neo-classic, revolutionary,
    post-revolutionary, and modern times.

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What are the career options in the field of
Literature?
Literature being an artistic field provides a
plethora of opportunities in the field of art and
other professional worlds such as
- In Advertising, Public relations, Mass media
and Journalism, Teaching, Theatre, and Drama, as
Literacy Critique, essayist, Writer, and other
kinds of performing arts.
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Time taken to gain a degree in the field of
Literature includes
- 4 years to gain a degree of baccalaureate in
Literature. - Almost one to two years to gain
a masters degree. - M. Phil and Ph.D.
programs take almost 1-2 yrs and 3-5 years
respectively.
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