Literature Across Cultures PDF

Discover different literary genres and their elements, structures, and traditions from across the globe  Asia known as the largest continent and most populous in the planet. Also known as cradle of human race, world religions, and civilization.  It is one of the oldest Human...

Discover different literary genres and their elements, structures, and traditions from across the globe  Asia known as the largest continent and most populous in the planet. Also known as cradle of human race, world religions, and civilization.  It is one of the oldest Human values and richest literary Obedience traditions in the world, with a rich history dating Bravery back to the Vedic Love period. Piety priests and learned aristocrats, knight, soldiers men & other administrators peasant and employed in other businessmen menial labors  Identity Deeply influenced by Revolution the great philosophical Conflict between writings. tradition & modernity  A Chinese writer known for their complex portrayal of the “female psyche” Won the Mao Dun Literary Prize for his novel Massage.  A famous modern dramatist and drama educator Often called “The Shakespeare of China” “Thunderstorm”, “Sunrise”, “The Wilderness”, “Peeking Man”  An influential female modern Chinese writer. Two of her best-known novels: “The Rice Sprout Song” and “Naked Earth”. literature has been fed by Patriotism two great tributaries: the National pride indigenous oral literature and the Humanism written literature of Chinese influence.  The oral poetry, still sung today in the countryside, remains a strong influence in contemporary poetry and fiction writing. Sample poem: The Lotus by Nguyen Trai  Is a prefix indicating a relation to the Angles, England, the English people or the English language. A Late Latin prefix used to denote English.  Is an example of an Anglo-Saxon hero tale Considered as the earlier literature The national epic that uses a lot of alliteration.  The father of English Literature. The “first finder of our language”. The Canterbury Tales – ranks as one of the greatest poetic works in English.  The father of short stories especially tales of the mystery. An American short-story writer, poet, critic, and editor by H.D.(Hilda by: Wallace Doolittle Stevens by: Robert Frost