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1. To further the definition scope of "World Literature", _____ and _____ defined the term
as any literature from any part of the world that has cosmopolitan characteristics. This
definition was written in their book _____ published in 1848.
2. Select all three literary sub-genres that fall under the prose fiction
Response: novel
Response: parables
Response: coined the term Weltliteratur => Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Response: True
7. The very purpose of reading a literary piece is to uncover the moral or the lesson in it.
Response: False
9. is the term coined by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe to describe pieces of literature which
circulated beyond their countries of origin.
Response: Weltliteratur
10. The technical definition of literature discussed in class involves the perspective of both
the reader and the writer.
Response: True
11. Why is it important for literature students and readers in general to be familiar with the
various genres?
Response: Universality
13. Literature helps the reader release whatever pent-up emotions they have. This process is
also called ________________.
Response: catharsis