Literature and Combined Arts
Literature; designated in the literary works, according to particular culture and country
Literary works are grouped under large categories
1. imaginative literature – literature of power; novel, short stories, poem and place; interprets human experience
2. non-fiction – literature of knowledge; essay and biographies interpret actual facts
Literature are written works collectively, especially those of enduring. importance, exhibiting creative
imagination and artistic skill.
o Elements of literature is language
o Builder is the writer
Literature comes from the Latin word literature meaning writing; literatus which means learning; and thus, is
literate for learned.
It is both oral and written work characterized by expressive or imaginative writing, nobility of thoughts,
universality and timeliness.
The best way to understand human nature fully and to know a nation completely is to study literature.
Example of Standard of Literature
1. Artistry
2. Intellectual Value
3. Suggestiveness
4. Spiritual Value
TWO MAIN DIVISIONS OF LITERATURE
PROSE; imaginative
Form - Written in paragraph form
Language - Expressed in ordinary form
Appeal - To the intellect
Aim - To convince, instruct, imitate and reflect
POETRY; highest form of talks, there’s a feeling in a particular word, ideas by the use of distinctive style and rhythms
Form - Written in stanza or verse form
Language - Expressed in metrical, rhythmical and figurative language; metaphorical
Appeal - To the emotion; tone
Aim - Stir the imagination and set an idea of how life should be
PROSE
Prose drama; script and dialogue
o a drama in prose form. It consists entirely of dialogues in prose, and is meant to be acted on stage.
Essay
o a short literary composition which is expository in nature. The author shares some of his thoughts,
feelings, experiences or observations on some aspects of life that has interested him.
Prose Fiction; represent through narration; structural unity of the plot
Novel
o a long fictitious narrative with a complicated plot. It may have a main plot and one or more subplots that
develop with the main plot. Characters and actions representative of the real life of past or present
times are portrayed in a plot. It is made up of chapters.
Short story
o a fictitious narrative compressed into one unit of time, place, and action. It deals with a single character
interest, a single emotion or series of emotions called forth by a single situation. It is distinguished from
the novel by its compression.
o Can be read in one sitting
How to appreciate the Short Story
1. Understand the purpose of the writer
2. Understand the role of the character
3. What POV used by the author
4. What lesson can be learned in the story
The Combined Arts; Preforming Arts, Entertainment
Drama and Theatre; performance
a story re-created by actors on stage in front of an audience.
Types of Drama
Tragedy
o serious in nature in which the central character comes to some sad and disastrous ending and also
portray.
Melodrama
o the emphasis is on the action rather on the character. Action is a happy ending.
Types of Melodrama
Romantic Comedy
o light amusing tales of lovers in some dilemma which is finally solved happily.
Farce
o light humorous play whose emphasis is on the jokes, humorous physical actions, ludicrous situations and
impossible characters.
Comedy of Manners
o “drawing room comedy” is sophisticated and sometimes satirical. It uses witty dialogues and characters
are usually high society types and situations are unreal.
Dance
involves the movement of the body and the feet in rhythm.
Types of Dances
Ethnologic
o include folk dancing associated with national and cultural groups.
Social or Ballroom Dances
o popular type of dancing generally performed by pairs.
Ballet
o a formalized type of dance which originated in the royal courts of the middle Ages. They may be either
solo or concerted dances and generally built around a theme or story
Modern
o are sometimes called contemporary interpretative dances and represents rebellion against the classical
formalism of ballet. It is a personal communication of moods and themes.
Musical dances
o dances performed by soloists, groups, choruses in theatres, nightclubs, motion pictures, and television.
It combines various forms of ballet, modern, tap, and acrobatics.
CINEMA
Of all the art forms today, cinema appears to have the greatest appeal. Cinema is a term that embraces many
types of films or movies: cartoons, newsreels, commercials, industrial films, educational films, social
documentaries, and even home movie
