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Course name LIT2000 Institution University of South Florida Instructor Danielle Farrar Wikipedia Expert Ian (Wiki Ed) Subject Introduction to Literature Course dates 2016-08-22 00:00:00 UTC – 2016-12-18 23:59:59 UTC Approximate number of student editors 25
Literature is any collection of written work, but it is also used more narrowly for writings specifically considered to be an art form, especially novels, plays, and poems. [1] It includes both print and digital writing. [2] In recent centuries, the definition has expanded to include oral literature, much of which has been transcribed.
Literary movements are a way to divide literature into categories of similar philosophical, topical, or aesthetic features, as opposed to divisions by genre or period. Like other categorizations, literary movements provide language for comparing and discussing literary works.
Literary theory is the systematic study of the nature of literature and of the methods for literary analysis. [1] Since the 19th century, literary scholarship includes literary theory and considerations of intellectual history, moral philosophy, social philosophy, and interdisciplinary themes relevant to how people interpret meaning. [1]
Literature can be described as all of the following: Communication – activity of conveying information. Communication requires a sender, a message, and an intended recipient, although the receiver need not be present or aware of the sender's intent to communicate at the time of communication; thus communication can occur across vast distances in time and space.
A literary genre is a category of literature.Genres may be determined by literary technique, tone, content, or length (especially for fiction).They generally move from more abstract, encompassing classes, which are then further sub-divided into more concrete distinctions. [1]
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The course is an "experience of literature" offered as a general education course to non-English majors. We cover various forms like novels, novellas, plays, short stories, and poetry. Students engage with the literature, literary theory, the historical issues surrounding given pieces, and their impact on popular culture.