LITERATURE LESSON 1 | Part 1

Introduction to Literature | What is Literature (pg 2), What are the Literary Compositions that influenced the World (pg 11-14_

Literature comes from the ___ word “____” meaning “_______”

Greek, “litera”, “acquaintance with letter”

Therefore, Literature is

LIFE itself

The Literary Compositions that influenced the World

1. The Bible or the Sacred Writings

2. Koran

3. The Illad and Odyssey

4. The Mahabharata

5. Canterbury Tales

6. Uncle Tom’s Cabin

7. The Divine Comedy

8. El Cld

9. The Song of Roland

10. The Book of the Dead

11. One Thousand and One Nights or The Arabian Nights

The Bible or the Sacred Writings

This has become the basis of Christianity originating from Palestine and Greece.

Koran

The Muslim Bible originating from Arabia.

The Iliad and Odyssey

These have been the source of myths and legends of Greece. They were written by Homer.

The Mahabharata

The longest epic of the world. It contains the history of religion of India.

Canterbury Tales

It depicts the religion and customs of the English in the early days. This originated from England and written by Chaucer.

Uncle Tom’s Cabin

by Harriet Beecher Stowe of the US. This depicted the sad fate of slaves; this became the basis of democracy later on.

The Divine Comedy

by Dante Alighieri. This shows the religion and customs

El Cid

This shows the cultural characteristics of the Spaniards and their national history.

The Song of Roland

This includes Doce Pares and Ronscesvalles of France. It tells about the Golden age of Christianity in France.

The Book of the Dead

This includes the cult of Osiris and the mythology and theology of Egypt.

One Thousand and One Nights or the Arabian Nights

From Arabia and Persia (Iran) It shows the ways of government, of industries and of the society of the Arabs

The Bible or the Sacred Writings – This has become the basis of ______ originating from ____ and ____

Christianity, Palestine and Greece.

Koran – The _____ originating from _____

Muslim Bible, Arabia

The Iliad and Odyssey – These have been the source of myths and legends of ____. They were written by ____.

Greece, Homer

The Mahabharata – The ______ ___ of the world. It contains the _____ __ _____ __ _____.

longest epic, history of religion of India.

Canterbury Tales – It depicts the _____ amd ____ of the English in the early days. This originated from England and written by ______.

religion and customs, Chaucer.

Uncle Tom’s Cabin – by ____ ____ ___of the US. This depicted the sad fate of slaves; this became the basis of democracy later on.

Harriet Beecher Stowe

The Divine Comedy – by ____ ____. This shows the religion and customs

Dante Alighieri

El Cid – This shows the _____ characteristics of the Spaniards and their national history.

cultural

The Song of Roland – This includes ____ ___ and ______ of France. It tells about the _____ ___ __ _______ in France.

Doce Pares and Ronscesvalles, Golden age of Christianity

The Book of the Dead – This includes the ____ __ ___ and the mythology and theology of ____.

cult of Osiris, Egypt

One Thousand and One Nights or the Arabian Nights – From _____ and _____ It shows the ways of government, of industries and of the society of the ____

Arabia and Persia (Iran), Arabs