Introduction to Literature

Dr. Wigati Dyah Prasasti

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 LITERARY WRITERS

William Jane Austen Robert Frost

Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet Pride and Prejudice The Road Not Taken
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WHAT IS LITERATURE?

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Oxford Dictionary The Origin of the
Definition: Word

Literature is defined as Literature derived from

written works, especially Latin word littera which
those considered of means “the world of
superior or lasting letters”.
artistic merit.

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Defining
Literature:
The Issues

(Lazar, 1993: 4)
Literature…
commonly refers to written and, sometimes, spoken works of the creative
imagination created to arise one’s emotion, enable us to question things
presented in the works and see something differently.

is a higher art form and representation of the culture and tradition of a

language or a group of people.

at their best, provides a kind of blueprint of human society and gives insight
and context to all the world's societies. In this context, literature is more
than just a historical or cultural artefact; it can serve as an introduction to a
new world of experience.
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 Why do we
HAVE TO learn
literature?

What is the
IMPORTANCE of
learning literature?

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 1. Improving communication skills

Enriching Improving
vocabulary reading skills

Improving
Improving
speaking
writing skills
skills
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 2. Distinctive language

The language used is relative rather than absolute

(Lazar, 1993)

The meaning of
The meaning of language in literary
language in informative texts is diverse
texts is singular and depends on each
uniform reader’s point of view

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 3. Learning the values in life

Offering lessons that cannot be

simply learned from other
subjects
Providing valuable knowledge
and life’s messages
Opening up the opportunity to
analyse some of life's greatest
questions

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4. Cultivating wisdom, intelligence,
and worldview
Developing
Invoking community pride
empathy towards nation’s
identity

Elevating Respecting other

consciousness culture and
and sensitivity differences
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 5. Broadening horizons

Learning about the Learning about the others’

past culture and viewpoints

Learning about Learning about

becoming humans complexities in life
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6. Learning about ourselves
Facilitates self reflection
Becomes more aware of
today’s problems

Questions yourself
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7. Developing interpretative and
critical reading ability
Developing abilities Encouraging
to infer meaning evaluative and
and to make interpretative
interpretations responses

Encouraging critical
Improving thinking in addressing
analytical skills complex issues from
different perspectives

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8. For pleasure and enjoyment

Attracting the mind

Upgrading leisure time

Shifting from enjoying the mediocre to

embracing the excellent.

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 9. Educating the whole person

Stimulating the Developing critical abilities

imagination both in terms of critical reading
and critical thinking
Increasing emotional
awareness Feeling more empowered by
the ability to grapple with the
text and its language, and to
Boosting confident about relate it to the values and
expressing ideas and traditions of their own society
emotions in English
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WHAT ARE THE GENRES OF
LITERATURE?

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1. POETRY

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2. PROSE

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3. DRAMA

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Q & A Session