An interesting theme in 20th century philosophy and literary criticism is narrative as a universal human enterprise. When we use language, we are already implying a narrative because each word is only meaningful insofar as it is located within a story we've either heard or experienced. In this way, literature is literally the mode of intelligibility for human beings to communicate with one another. It affects not only you but everyone!
Art imitates life!
T.S Eliot's The Wasteland is not a work of Absurd literature: it was a catalogue of life after the war. Absurd literature amplifies and overstates the senselessness of the human condition and the inadequacy of reason. T.S. Eliot does not do this.
the qualities of literature are; recreation of life appreciation of life and criticism of life.
Tuck Everlasting
Laura R. Villiger has written: 'Mari Sandoz' -- subject(s): Decolonization in literature, Frontier and pioneer life, Frontier and pioneer life in literature, Historiography, History, Indians in literature, Intellectual life, Knowledge, Literature and history, Middle West in literature, Swiss Americans, Women and literature
Interpretive literature is literature that provides valid insights into the nature of human life or behavior.
the advan tages of studying literature is literature
Ritchie Devon Watson has written: 'Yeoman versus cavalier' -- subject(s): American fiction, Aristocracy (Social class) in literature, Frontier and pioneer life in literature, History, History and criticism, In literature, Intellectual life, Literature and the war, Myth in literature, Plantation life in literature, Southern States Civil War, 1861-1865
Colleen A. Sexton has written: 'Puppies' -- subject(s): Puppies, Juvenile literature 'Kittens' -- subject(s): Juvenile literature, Kittens 'The life cycle of a bee' -- subject(s): Life cycles, Bees, Juvenile literature 'The life cycle of a butterfly' -- subject(s): Life cycles, Butterflies, Juvenile literature 'Swordfish' -- subject(s): Swordfish, Juvenile literature 'The life cycle of a sea horse' -- subject(s): Life cycles, Juvenile literature, Sea horses 'Lionfish' -- subject(s): Pterois volitans, Juvenile literature 'Uranus' -- subject(s): Juvenile literature 'Cuttlefish' -- subject(s): Juvenile literature, Cuttlefish 'Mexico' -- subject(s): Juvenile literature 'Frogfish' -- subject(s): Juvenile literature, Antennariidae 'Pluto' -- subject(s): Juvenile literature 'Beetles' -- subject(s): Juvenile literature, Beetles 'Copperheads' -- subject(s): Copperhead, Juvenile literature 'Astronauts' -- subject(s): Juvenile literature, Astronauts 'Coral snakes' -- subject(s): Coral snakes, Juvenile literature 'Ireland' -- subject(s): Juvenile literature 'Sea lions' -- subject(s): Juvenile literature, Sea lions 'Caring for your parakeet' -- subject(s): Budgerigar, Juvenile literature 'The life cycle of a butterfly' -- subject(s): Life cycles, Butterflies, Juvenile literature 'Ponds' -- subject(s): Juvenile literature, Ponds, Pond ecology 'The life cycle of a ladybug' -- subject(s): Life cycles, Ladybugs, Juvenile literature 'The life cycle of a dog' -- subject(s): Life cycles, Juvenile literature, Dogs 'The saltwater crocodile' -- subject(s): Crocodylus porosus, Juvenile literature 'Sea snakes' -- subject(s): Sea snakes, Juvenile literature 'Walruses (Blastoff! Readers: Oceans Alive)' 'Shrimp' -- subject(s): Juvenile literature, Shrimps 'The solar system' -- subject(s): Juvenile literature 'J. K. Rowling (Just the Facts Biographies)' 'Cottonmouths' -- subject(s): Agkistrodon piscivorus, Juvenile literature 'Angelfish' -- subject(s): Marine angelfishes, Juvenile literature 'Venus' -- subject(s): Juvenile literature 'Brazil' -- subject(s): Juvenile literature 'The life cycle of a bee' -- subject(s): Life cycles, Bees, Juvenile literature 'Martin Luther King Jr. (Let's Meet Biographies)' 'The life cycle of a salmon' -- subject(s): Life cycles, Salmon, Juvenile literature 'Coral reefs' -- subject(s): Coral reefs and islands, Juvenile literature 'Cobras' -- subject(s): Cobras, Juvenile literature 'Mambas' -- subject(s): Mambas, Juvenile literature 'Praying mantises' -- subject(s): Praying mantis, Juvenile literature 'Earwigs' -- subject(s): Juvenile literature, Earwigs 'The life cycle of a cat' -- subject(s): Life cycles, Cats, Juvenile literature 'Bunnies' -- subject(s): Rabbits, Growth, Juvenile literature 'Australia' -- subject(s): Juvenile literature 'The moon' -- subject(s): Juvenile literature
Literature unlocks the imagination and therein lies the ability to percieve the beauty and color that is life.
The Life of Reason was created in 1905.
Yes, it is the same car... change only bumpers, mirors and wheels.