Lesson 10: INTRODUCTION TO 21ST
CENTURY LITERATURE
21st Century Literature - all literary works written
and published at the latter part of the 21st century
(from 2001 onwards).
New literary works created within the last
decade.
Imaginative writing
Deals with current themes and reflects
technological culture.
Often breaks traditional writing
Traces artistic representation of shared and
familiar experiences
Lesson 11: KINDS OF 21ST CENTURY
LITERATURE (PART 1)
DIGI-FICTION – It is a literary experience
that combines three media: book,
movie/video, and Internet websites. Ex.
Skeleton Creek, The Cross Bones
GRAPHIC NOVELS- Narrative in comic
book formats. Ex. Moby Dick, Pride and
Prejudice
MANGA- It is used in the English- speaking
world as generic term for all comic books and
graphic novels originally published in Japan.
Ex. Naruto Shippuden, Hana- Kimi, One
Piece
CHICK- LITT.- Genre of fiction which
addresses issues of modern womanhood,
often humorously and lightheartedly. Ex. The
Devil Wears Prada, The Nanny Diaries, and
Me Before You.
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Lesson 12: KINDS OF 21 CENTURY
LITERATURE (PART 2)
DOODLE FICTION - A literary presentation
where the author incorporates doodles
drawings and hand written graphics. Ex.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
FLASH FICTION - A style of fictional
literature of extreme brevity. Ex. Ernest
Hemingway, Margaret Atwood
SPECULATIVE FICTION - Dystopian,
supernatural fiction, weird fiction, superhero
fiction, apocalyptic/ post-apocalyptic,
fantastical fiction, and sci-fi. Ex. The Last
Exodus, Insurgent
SPOKEN POETRY- Oral art that focuses on
the aesthetics of word play and voice
inflection.
Lesson 13: INTRODUCTION TO
WORLD LITERATURE
World Literature - It is a category of literary
production, publication, and circulation that has
"legs." This means that it is a work of literature that
is a touchstone of local culture; in other words, it
becomes a standard for a local culture. It then
becomes an influence on a regional culture, and
later a part of the fabric of global community. It
moves from local to regional to global.
In addition to having legs, “World Literature”
is literature that gains in translation. This means that
it may inspire new genres, enrich a local tongue’s
vocabulary through the adaptation of new words,
blend with regional concepts, or take on new
meanings at different times and places. These are
works that are able to adapt themselves to and
acquire meaning in different cultures.
Let us introduce by way of explanation four
major ways in which WL has been conceived since
the term was first used in the late 18th century.
1. WL as a comprehensive corpus of all literary
texts in all languages of the world.
2. WL as an anthropological comparison of how
different cultures develop literary forms.
3. WL as a hyper-canon of "the best that has
been thought and said" by selected writers of
the world.
4. WL as the process of diffusion of texts
around the globe through translation,
adaptation, rewriting, etc.
Lesson 14: THE TWELVE BOOKS
THAT INFLUENCED THE WORLD
(PART 1)
1. The Bible or the Sacred writings: This has
become the basis of Christianity originating
from Palestine and Greece.
2. Koran: The Muslim bible originating from
Arabia.
3. The Iliad and the Odyssey: These have
been the source of Myths and Legends of
Greece. They were written by Homer.
4. The Mahabharata: The Longest epic of the
world. It contains the history of religion in
India.
5. The Canterbury Tales: it depicts the religion
and customs of English in early days. This
originated from England and written by
Geoffrey Chaucer.
6. Uncle Tom's Cabin: written by Harriet
Beecher Stowe of US. This depicted the sad
fate of slaves. This became the basis of
democracy.
Lesson 15: THE TWELVE BOOKS
THAT INFLUENCED THE WORLD
(PART 2)
7. The Divine Comedy: (A Dante of Italy). This
shows the religion and customs of early
Italians.
8. El' Cid Compeador: This shows the cultural
characteristics of Spaniards and their
national theory.
9. The Song of Roland: This includes the
Doce Pares and Ronces Valles of France. It
tells about the Golden Age of Christianity in
France.
10. The Book of the Dead: This includes the
cult of Osiris and the Mythology and theology
of Egypt.
11. The Book of the Days: This was written by
Confucius of China. This became the basis
of Christian Religion.
12. One thousand and One Night of the
Arabian Nights: from Arabia and Persia
(Iran). It shows the ways of government of
industries and of society of Arabia's and
Persians.