A Short Summary of English Literature from 1783-1965
Traditionally 'Literature' has been defined as "Literature is a term used to describe written and sometimes spoken material. Derived from the Latin word literature meaning "writing formed with letters," literature most commonly refers to works of the creative imagination, including poetry, drama, fiction, nonfiction, and in some instances, journalism, and song." ( Esther Lombardi ). But there is another important dimension to Literature that seems almost more relevant today than the fact that literature relies upon Language. Culture is an important consideration when we consider "What is Literature?" Culture is the multidimensional system by which we understand societies (and in turn ourselves as members of a society). How we dress, what we eat, how we meet other people, what we do for work, what Education instructs us to know, how we live in our homes, who we love, what we listen to for music, what we read about, what the broadcast news covers and...