Chapter 3: Popular Literature Quiz

Chapter 3: Popular Literature

• General Objectives:

  • Integrate nature, appeal, and social function of popular literature for further discussion.
  • Examine genres and underlying types of popular literature for classification.
  • Discuss challenges in popular literature and their impact.

• Lesson 1: Nature, Appeal, and Social Function of Popular Literature

  • What to Expect?
    • Discuss nature, appeal, and social function of popular literature.
    • Identify pioneers of popular literature.
    • Discuss examples of popular literature compositions.
  • Nature and Appeal:
    • Popular literature was prominent in the 19th century, becoming distinct in the 20th century.
    • Literary works were seen as exclusive and academic compared to popular literature, which dominated sales (almost 90%).
    • Many well-known 19th and 20th-century authors produced popular literature.

• B. Social Function of Popular Literature:

  • Popular fiction (westerns, detective stories, films, TV) relates to current concerns and trends.
  • Themes of popular fiction mirror folktales and ballads, even though not directly influenced.
  • Important popular authors include H. G. Wells, Gordon Young, Ernest Haycox, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Georges Simenon, and Raymond Chandler.

Lesson 2: Classification, Category, and Genres of Popular Literature

• What to Expect?

  • Define popular literature classifications.
  • Explain different categories of popular literature.
  • Identify genre of a given literary piece.
  • Categorize literary works by classifications, category, and genre.

• A. Classification: Poetry

  • Poetry is a literary form that utilizes the interplay of words and rhythm.
  • Rhyme and meter (syllable pattern) are common elements of classical poetry.
  • Modern poets often disregard these rules.

• Structure of Poetry:

  • Poems are structured into stanzas, similar to paragraphs.
  • Typical stanza structures include couplets (2 lines), tercets (3 lines), quatrains (4 lines), and more.

• Lyric Poetry:

  • A poem with one speaker expressing thoughts and feelings (common contemporary style).

• Narrative Poem:

  • A poem that tells a story, with plot structure similar to a story.

• Descriptive Poem:

  • A poem describing the world, often through vivid imagery and detailed sensory experiences.

Lesson 3: Challenges Faced by Popular Literature

• What to Expect?

  • Evaluate challenges in popular literature.
  • Analyze contributing factors to challenges.
  • Suggest solutions to address challenges in popular literature.

• Challenges:

  • Book promotion, distribution, and retail methods are being disrupted.
  • Printing costs (ink-on-paper method) are increasing due to industry toxicity and rising material costs.
  • Some genres lack public attention.