mi-ding的部落格

1. genre --- a type

             --- drama

             --- poetry

             --- fiction

2. lyric derives via lyre

    lyre 希臘豎琴 (里拉琴)

3. Sappho of Lesbos

    Sappho --- Lesbian

4. Intro to American Literature

(1) The definition of 14th century:

      It means polite learning through reading.

(2) The definition of 18th century:

      practice and profession of writing

(3) The definition of 19th century:

      the high skills of writing in the special context of high imagination

(4) Robert Frost's definition: 

      performance in words

(5) Modern definition:

----intellectual

----emotional

----beautiful

----imagination

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Why is it necessary to study literature ?

--improves language proficiency

--enriches knowledge about the English culture

--spiritual and psychological can explore the nature of human beings

How to study literature ?

1. Analytical Approach

focus on : plot , character , setting , point of view

2. Thematic Approach

    What is the story ?

    What is the poem ?

    What is the play ?

    What is the essay ?

3. Historical Approach

    illustrate the historical development of literature

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*apathy (n.) 

a ---> not

path ---> feeling

Definition

1. the feeling of not being interested in or enthusiastic about anything

Example

1. There is widespread apathy among the electorate.

*sympathy (n.)

Definition

1. the feeling of being sorry for somebody

2. the act of showing support for or approval of an idea, a cause, an organization, etc.

Example

1. I wish he'd show me a little more sympathy.

2. The seamen went on strike in sympathy with the dockers.

*monotheism (n.)

th ---> god

Definition

1. the belief that there is only one God

*orientation (n.)

ori ---> beginning

Definition

1. the type of aims or interests that a person or an organization has

2. the direction in which an object faces

3. a person's basic beliefs or feelings about a particular subject

Example

1. The course is essentially theoretical in orientation.

2. The orientation of the planet's orbit is changing continuously.

3. Everyone's political orientation is different.

*original (adj. / n.) 

Definition

1. existing at the beginning of a particular period, process or activity

2. a document, work of art, etc. produced for the first time, from which copies are later made

Example

1. The room still has many of its original features.

2. This painting is a copy; the original is in Madrid.

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