Introductio

n of
Literature
William Shakespeare
Geoffrey Chaucer
Charles Dickens
Chinua Achebe
Haruki Murakami
Nick Joaquin
Amado V. Hernandez
What is Literature?
What is Literature?
What is Literature?
>> Etymologically,
Literature comes from a
Latin word “litera” which
means letters.
What is Literature?
>> It is a total preserved
writings belonging to a given
language or people. It is a
body of literary production,
either ORAL, WRITTEN or
VISUAL containing
imaginative language that
realistically portrays
thoughts, emotions and
experiences of the human
condition.
What is Literature?
What is Literature?
>> deals with ideas,
thoughts and emotions of
a man- thus, it can be
said that the literature is
story of man
- (Kahayon, 1998)
What is Literature?

>> comes from a French

phrase, “belles letters”
or beautiful writings
- (Baritugo et.al)

 
What is Literature?

 >>Literature is our life's

story including its
struggles, ideas, failures,
sacrifices and happiness
- (Ang, 2006).
There are three basic forms of
Literature:
There are three basic forms of
Literature:
1. ORAL LITERATURE
There are three basic forms of
Literature:
1. ORAL LITERATURE

2. WRITTEN LITERATURE
There are three basic forms of
Literature:
1. ORAL LITERATURE

2. WRITTEN LITERATURE

3. VISUAL LITERATURE
Two Major Divisions in Literature:
Two Major Divisions in Literature:

1. PROSE
Two Major Divisions in Literature:

1. PROSE
>> does not have a
rhythm and a meter, it is
written in complete
sentences and organized
in paragraphs and it
focuses on plot and
characters
Two Major Divisions in Literature:

1. PROSE
>> is verbal or written
language that follows the
natural flow of speech. It is the
most common form of writing,
used in both fiction and non-
fiction. Prose comes from the
Latin phrase “prosa oratio,”
meaning “straightforward.”
Two Types of PROSE:
Two Types of PROSE:

1. FICTION
- Form of any narrative
or informative work
deals with information
of events that are not
factual but rather
imaginary
Two Types of PROSE:

2. NON-FICTION
-Form of any narrative
or informative work
that deals with
information of events
that are factual
Two Major Divisions in Literature:

2. POETRY
the oldest form of
literature, it has
rhythm and meter
and also stanzas
and lines
KINDS of POETRY:
KINDS of POETRY:

1. Narrative
(epic, ballad,
monologue, tale,
metrical romance)
KINDS of POETRY:

2. Lyric
(elegy, ode, sonnet)
KINDSof POETRY:

3. Dramatic
(tragedy, comedy,
tragi-comedy,
drama, masque)