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1、Literatureisliterallyabodyofworkaboutaparticularsubject.Literaturereferstothepracticeandprofessionofwriting.Itcomesfromhumaninterestintellingastory,inarrangingwordsinartisticforms,indescribinginwordssomeaspectsofhumanexperiences.Literatureshowsusnotonl
2、ywhatasocietyislikeinacertainage,butalsowhatindividualsfeelaboutit,whattheyhopefromit,andhowtheycanchangeitorescapefromit.WhatisLiterature?Literatureis–Writingsthatarevaluedasworksofart,esp.fiction,dramaandpoetry–Compositionthattellsastory,dramatizesas
3、ituation,expressesemotions,analyzesandadvocatesideas–Helpsusgrowpersonallyandintellectually–Providesanobjectivebaseforknowledgeandunderstanding–Shapesourgoalsandvaluesbyclarifyingourownidentities,bothpositivelyandnegatively–Literaturemakesushuman.WhyWe
4、ReadLiterature?a.ReadingforpleasureHowellsobservedthatthestudyofliteratureshouldbeginandendinpleasure.b.ReadingforrelaxationModernlifeisfullofpressure.Itispeople’scommondesiretoseektemporallyrelaxationfromthestressinlife.c.ReadingtoacquireknowledgeLite
5、raturegivesreadersaninsightintothetradition,custom,beliefs,attitudes,folklore,valuesoftheageinwhichitiswritten.Whatarethedifferencesbetweenliterarylanguageandnon-literarylanguage?(1)Non-literarylanguageisusually“denotative”(直指式的）,itaimsataone-to-onecor
6、respondencebetweensign(符号)andreferent(指称对象)orbetweensignifier(能指)andsignified(所指).Itaimstomeetapracticalneedofcommunication,orprovideinformationandfindingsaccurately.(2)Whileliterarylanguageishighly“connotative”(内涵的）.Itisfarfrommerelyreferential.Itisex
7、pressive,conveyingwriter’sfeelings,attitudesandtonebetweenthelines;itisambiguous(多歧义的）,theinterpretationvarieswithcontextandreader.FourGenresofLiterature–Fiction小说Myths,parables,romances,novels,shortstories–PoetryOpenformandclosedformReliesonimagery,fi
8、gurativelanguage,sound–Drama戏剧MadeupofdialogueandsetdirectionDesignedtobeperformed–Prose散文Newsreports,featurearticles,essays,editorials,textbooks,historicalandbiographicalworksPiecesofLiterature?ThemeSetting背景CharactersPerspective/Point
