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Overview

Introduction to Literature
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Literature

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The term used to represent words or written expressions that are usually creative.

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Types of Literature

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Escapist

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Literature intended for imaginative entertainment.

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Interpretive

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Literature that is more thought-provoking.

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Four Literary Periods

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Anglo-Saxon

  • Before pen and paper
  • 5th and 6th centries
  • Noted for rhyme and repetition
  • Themes of epic heroism
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Renaissance

  • 13th-16th centuries
  • Themes of philosophy and science
  • Shakespear!
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Romantic

  • 17th-18th centuries
  • Themes of love and nature
  • Shakespear
  • William Wordsworth
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Modern

  • 19th century +
  • Themes of reality: war, poverty, racism, politics
  • Harlem Renaissance is a product of the Modern Period
  • Langston Hughes
  • Realism
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