Literature

What is the Literature? 

Literature is nothing but the reflection of human characters. It is the criticism and interpretation of life through verbosity and ornamental languages which evokes deep feelings. Literature mirrors the true/realistic picture of the society and is designed especially for pleasure of mind.

       Q. Importance of literature

Literature mainly means for giving pleasure. Pleasure and profit are the two motives of reading of English literature. Reading of literature may be profitable only when it is done properly. We can get immense pleasure from reading literature. For all this reason we are very much interested reading literature.

          Q. What is poetry?

Poetry is a metrical composition that conveys a certain meaning or meanings. It is also called verse. William Wordsworth called – “Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feeling recollected in tranquility”. Matthew Arnold called ---“poetry is a criticism of life”.

          Q. What is Romanticism?

The term romanticism is a movement and new flavour in literature and art during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. It celebrates Nature rather than civilization, subjectivity, worship of beauty, deep feelings and imagination, escapism to the ivory tower from the harsh reality are the main subject matters of Romanticism. It does not follow any hard and fast rules like classicism.

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The feelings, beliefs and concepts that contain freshness of mind, seed of sagacity prudence and trends of reformation and trait protest against the traditional approach and wish to do good to the humanity are known as Romanticism.

      Q. Characteristics of Romanticism.

1. High imagination

2. Subjectivity

3. Revolt

4. Interest in the past

5. Love of Nature

6. Mysticism, Spiritualism, Pantheism

7. Freedom

8. Supernaturalism

9. Deep feelings

10. Escapism

       Q. What is Modernism?

The term Modernism is divided into two sections--- (1) White and (2) Black. Modern literature mainly reflects ills and evils of modern times, frustration, and lack of feelings, emotion and capitalism. Indomitable thirsts for knowledge adventurous voyages, astheism are also the vital traits of Modernism.

        Q. What is Classicism?

Classicism is a movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favored rationality, restraint and strict form. Actually the term classicism is derived from the Ancient Greek and Romance. Generally by this term we refer to the styles, rules, models, conventions, themes and sensibilities of classical authors and their influence on and presence in the works of later authors. The major English poets and writers who followed classical rules and modes were Ben Jonson, Pop, Swift, Dryden and Addison.

      Q. What is Pantheism?

Pantheism is a new philosophy or ideology developed in the Romantic Era by William Wordsworth. Pantheism indicates the existence of God in every part of Nature. Pantheism is an intuitive, transcendental belief in the unity of all. Through pantheism Wordsworth tries to preach this doctrine that every living thing in the world is the part of Almighty God. Actually we can say, God is all and all is God this is pantheism He mentions in Tintern Abbey.

“Nature never did betray
The heart that loved her.”

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