Literature and English literature(文学和英国文学介绍).ppt

,inarrangingwordsinartisticforms,,butalsowhatindividualsfeelaboutit,whattheyhopefromit,?Literatureis–Writingsthatarevaluedasworksofart,,positionthattellsastory,dramatizesasituation,expressesemotions,analyzesandadvocatesideas–Helpsusgrowpersonallyandintellectually–Providesanobjectivebaseforknowledgeandunderstanding–Shapesourgoalsandvaluesbyclarifyingourownidentities,bothpositivelyandnegatively–?’,custom,beliefs,attitudes,folklore,-literarylanguage?(1)Non-literarylanguageisusually“denotative”(直指式的),itaimsataone-to-onecorrespondencebetweensign(符号)andreferent(指称对象)orbetweensignifier(能指)andsignified(所指).munication,urately.(2)Whileliterarylanguageishighly“connotative”(内涵的).,conveyingwriter’sfeelings,attitudesandtonebetweenthelines;itisambiguous(多歧义的),–Fiction小说Myths,parables,romances,novels,shortstories–PoetryOpenformandclosedformReliesonimagery,figurativelanguage,sound–Drama戏剧MadeupofdialogueandsetdirectionDesignedtobeperformed–Prose散文Newsreports,featurearticles,essays,editorials,textbooks,historicalandbiographicalworksPiecesofLiterature􀁹ThemeSetting背景CharactersPerspective/PointofViewSymbolsPlotandstructureToneandstyle􀁹,o