L ANGUAGE

IN LITERATURE
MS. KAESEL WIA B. SEBIDO
AFTER THE RENAISSANCE: THE BIRTH
OF LITERARY DYNAMISM
• Rise of novel in England
• Passion and order and perfection in France
• Emergence of classical literature in Germany
• Decline of literature in Italy
• Europe went through an economic, social, and ideological revolution
• Literature emphasized reason, discipline, and a strict imitation of Greek and
Roman Literature
AFTER THE RENAISSANCE: THE BIRTH
OF LITERARY DYNAMISM
• Formalism, correctness, accuracy in word choice and rhythmic expression of
thought became the ideal.
• Criticism with logical reasoning as shown in Maxims by Duke Francois de la
Rochefoucauld
• Use of satire both in prose and verse was on of the most popular forms of
expressions (satirical comedies by Moliere; La Fontaine’s fables; and heroic
tragedies modelled after the Greek Dramas written by Corneille and Racine
 LITERATURE
DURING THE AGE
OF REASON
JEAN DE LA FONTAINE (1621-1695)

• One of the major figures in French Literature during the 17th century
• Well-known for fables – a collection of wise and satirical observations of
human nature told in faultless French prose
• Fontaine believed that “a fable was an imaginary episode used to make people
see themselves and have them acquire a love of wisdom and virtue.”
• A fable consists two parts: the body and the soul (the story and the moral)
FABLES

• Started in India (3,000 years ago)

• In Greece a slaved named Aesop became known as the great teller of stories of
animals
• Kindness, foolishness, or cruelty of humans as depicted in the actions of
animals who represent them.
LITERARY APPRECIATION

• The Oak and the Reed

• The Crow and the Fox
RUBRICS

• Unity 30 pts.
• Delivery 40 pts.
• Audience Adaptation 30 pts.

Total: 100 pts.

MOLIERE (JEAN BAPTISTE POQUELIN)

• French dramatist and father of the modern French comedy

• He ridiculed religious hypocrisy and used rigorous satire to expose
people’s pretentiousness
• He lived in an age when elegant manners , language and way of
dressing was more valued than it is today
LITERARY APPRECIATION

Misanthrope
• The play is about Alceste, “the misanthropic hero of the play, lives
in an upper-class society where surface politeness and flattery are
rule in public while malicious gossip is a favorite pastime in
private.”
 CHARACTER
ANALYSIS
INSTRUCTION:
Analyze the two main characters in the play,
“Misanthrope.” Use one worksheet for each
character.