Literature
Subtitle: Discovering Ourselves Through Great Books
Publisher: Amer Pr
Published: January 1995
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 262
ISBN-13: 9780896412323
Subjects: Literature; Psychology; Self-improvement; Culture; Law
Description: This book is divided into two sections. In the first section, the author defines and provides abundant examples of the traditional aspects of literary analysis--character, setting, themes, etc. In the second section, the author describes the cultural eras of Western literature, with emphasis on how each era contributed to the on-going stream.
Notes: CONTENTS

PART I — PREPARATIONS FOR READING LITERATURE

    Chapter 1: IMAGINATION IS THE POWER TO CREATE A WORLDFOR OTHERS AND SUSTAIN ITS BELIEVABILITY
    Imagination Means Creating a Fictional World that Enlightens Our Real One
    The Western Tradition and the Individual Person

    Chapter 2: LITERATURE IN GENERAL — ITS ROLE IN OUR LIVES
    The Quality of the Creator's Imagination
    The Quality of the Reader's Readiness

PART II — TOOLS OF LITERATURE

    Chapter 3: CHARACTER STUDY
    Character — Coming to Judgment
    What Kind of Person is this Character
    Character — How Real Does the Character Seem
    Characters — Evidence and Evidence Traits
    Character — Growth and Change
    Example: The Grapes of Wrath

    Chapter 4: SETTING
    Importance of Setting
    Example: The Divine Comedy
    Expressing the Importance of Setting
    Setting Can Affect Us

    Chapter 5: POINT OF VIEW
    Importance of Point of View
    Examples of Point of View
    Point of View if NOT the Author
    An Example: The Scarlet Letter
    Conclusions

    Chapter 6: IMAGERY
    General Introduction
    Kinds of Imagery
    An Example: "Dover Beach"

    Chapter 7: THEMES
    General Introduction
    Patterns of Themes
    Self vs. God
    Self vs. Others
    Self vs. Self
    Self vs. Nature
    Conclusions

    Chapter 8: PLOT
    What is a Plot?
    Kinds of Plots
    Conclusions

    Chapter 9: UNIQUENESS

PART III — LITERATURE FROM THE GREEKS TO THE PRESENT

    Chapter 10: GENERAL INFORMATION
    History and Literature in General
    Developments of the Western Tradition

    Chapter 11: THE GREEKS
    Development of the Greek Way of Life
    The Trojan War
    Greeks — Daily Life
    The Sixth Century B.C.E. and the Age of Pericles
    Greeks and the Western World
    Specific Greek Works
    Specific Literary Elements
    Conclusions

    Chapter 12: LATIN LITERATURE
    History
    Specific Influences
    Roman History to the Empire
    The Empire
    The Pattern: A Conclusion

    Chapter 13: LITERATURE OF THE ANGLO-SAXONS AND THE LEGEND OF ARTHUR
    The Anglo-Saxons
    Arthur, the Myth and the Man
    Conclusions

    Chapter 14: THE MIDDLE AGES
    History
    Literature of the Middle Ages
    Religion in the Middle Ages — Guide to its Literature
    Conclusions

    Chapter 15: THE RENAISSANCE
    The Issues
    Literature of the Era
    Conclusions

    Chapter 16: THE AGE OF REASON, OR THE NEO-CLASSICAL ERA,THE ENLIGHTENMENT, THE "AUGUSTAN AGE"
    Culture of the Times
    Literature of the Age of Reason
    Conclusions

    Chapter 17: THE ROMANTIC ERA
    Introduction
    Some Writings
    Conclusions
    Connections Between Romantic and Neo-Classical: A Final Word

    Chapter 18: THE 1800s ON BOTH SIDES OF THE ATLANTIC
    Introduction
    England the Victorian Era
    The United States
    English-speaking Writers in Common
    Victorian Poetry
    English Poetry
    United States Poetry
    Fiction Became Very Popular
    Plays
    Non-fiction Prose
    Conclusions

    Chapter 19: POST VICTORIAN AND MODERN ERAS
    Traits of Modern Literature in Western World
    Modern Literature — History and Suggestions