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    fiction: Indian English Literature is defined as the contribution of Indian writers to the Literature in English. With the consolidation of the British power in India, English, the language of rulers also began to exercise its influence on the intellectuals of the country. To the educated people, English language is a gateway to western knowledge. English provided a window for the Indian intellectuals to have a look at the wide world. Indian English Literature is a literature which is a combination

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    discusses his literary theory in “A Discourse on Literature.” Both Han and Cao emphasize the vital energy of writers and the cultural immortality of literary writing, but their definitions of literature differ in their arguments about the purpose of writing and their criteria for the content. The synthesis based on their theories may provide some uniquely Chinese insight into the definition of literature. Both Han Yu and Cao Pi point out that literature is culturally immortal and is associated with

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    Literature is a composed form of written work having specific quality in form, structure, conveying of emotions, widespread and abiding interest. Sometimes, it is mention as a product of imagination, uniqueness, thoughts, emotions and feelings etc. English Literature is the literature which is composed and written in the English language. English Literature includes literary works not only written by writers from England but also from other parts of the world . It is divided into periods such as

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    Literature does not always come in a written form. Native American literature, for example, was mainly an oral form of storytelling. This form of literature often includes certain characteristics throughout the story. These characteristics range from ways that the stories were told to what the stories include or involve. One common characteristic is in the way the Native Americans presented the stories. The storyteller regularly used certain incidents multipliable times (Gunther, 2016). The account

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    The debate of what literature is or how it should be defined is an ongoing battle even today. Many have expressed that literature should be well-written, worthy of study, and also stand the test of time, despite most of this criteria catering towards classical literature written by wealthy white men, while others believe this is all too subjective to work fairly. I personally believe that literature is at least three of the following: An embodiment of the human experience, a reflection of cultural

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    Dave Assistant Professor English Language & Literature Alliance University Shraddha.dave8@gmail.com 7204092104 Abstract Literature as a Tool for Language Teaching The use of literature in teaching English as a second language has begun to receive consideration specially in EFL for last many years. It has been considered as the highly beneficial by many EFL teachers. The need and aspirations of this research paper is to give the importance of literature and teacher in teaching English language skills

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    How does Literature and Government affect each other? Literature affects government because it helps people understand the nature of our society. My classmate and I discussed how without literature people would not have such a clear and valuable understanding of what our government was like in the past, and what life could turn out to be like if bad habits in our society are continued. Literature helps inspire people to picture life as it is in reality of our society. Literature shapes how we compare

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    Literature is important to allow readers to escape reality within the pages of a book, and also to preserve the past by reading about personal experiences and understanding the norms of different time periods. It is beneficial to provide a new world for the reader, but it shows our history and how it has changed over the years. Many fiction writers hint at real-world experiences or topics and it is up to the reader to interpret the theme of the literature. Authors write to preserve our past and

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    Literature for children in the 19th century Since the view of childhood changes in the nineteenth century, the potential of children’s literature becomes evident. With the reference to the sources of children’s literature, they can be traced back to alterations in translation and in the literature for adults, where a child or childhood are essential concepts; moreover folk literature is concerned to be a wide source for this literary genre. According to Peter Hunt Children before the

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    I have a connection to Alabama Literature almost every day. Reading a book, writing a poem or writing an essay are all parts of the literature that I love. Listening to certain types of music is also enjoyable. There are a lot of musicians from Alabama that I love to listen to on a daily basis. Reading a certain book gave me connection to Alabama literature when I was in junior high school. “To Kill a Mockingbird “was one novel that I read in my literature class in junior high school .The novel

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