Popular Literature.- InTRO

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Popular LiteratureWhat is Literature?

What words could youassociate with the termPOPULAR?

What is Popular Literature?


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Literature- a body of written works

ima!inati"e works of poetryand prosedistin!uished by the

intentions of their authorsand thepercei"ed aesthetic e$cellence of theire$ecution

author%s intentions

aesthetic e$cellence
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Popular literature& writin!s intended for the

massesand those that 'nd fa"or with largeaudiences

(t can be distin!uished from artistic literature &desi!ned primarily to entertain

Popular literature) unlike hi!h literature) !enerallydoes not seek a hi!h de!ree of formal beautyorre'nement and is not intended to endure

a work as belon!in! to popular literature is

whether it is ephemeral) that is) losin! its appealand si!ni'cance with the passa!e of time
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.he most important !enrein popular literature is andalways has been the romance

.he most common type of romance describes theobstacles encountered by two people /usually youn!0en!a!ed in a forbidden lo"e

Another common !enre is that of fantasy) orscience 'ction

1inally) the detecti"e storyor murder mystery is awidely read form of popular literature

Popular literature has also come to include such

!enres as comic books and cartoon strips.

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(n what way is Bulture associated with Literature?

High cultureC!enerally pursued by the upperclassrefers to classical music, theater,ne arts, and other sophisticated pursuits.

Lo! culture) or popular cultureC!enerallypursued by the !orking and middle classesrefers to sports, mo"ies, tele"isionsitcoms and soaps, and rock music.

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Fi!h literature & books that are!enerally accepted as bein! at thepinnacle of achie"ement) and

somethin! worthy of study and scrutiny.he works of Dumas) Dickens) -hakespeare

Low literatureG the type of stuE that the

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"an authoritative list, as of the works of an author" and

"a basis for judgment; standard; criterion."

& .he American Ferita!e Dictionary

2elon!in! to the canon is a !uarantee of Kuality) and that!uarantee of hi!h aesthetic Kuality ser"es as a promise) acontract) that announces to the "iewer)

Here is something to be enjoyed as an aesthetic object.Complex, dicult, privileged, the object before you has

been winnowed by the sensitive few and the not!so!sensitive many, and it will repay your attention. ou willreceive pleasure; at least you#re supposed to, and if youdon#t, well, perhaps there#s something o$ with yourapparatus."


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.he term literary canon refers to a classi'cation ofliterature

(t is a term used widely to refer to a group of literaryworks that are considered the most important of a

particular time period or place.

1or e$ample) there can be a canon composed ofworks from a particular country) or works writtenwithin a speci'c set of years) or e"en a collection of

works that were all written durin! a certain timeperiod and within a certain re!ion

(n this way) a literary canon establishes acollection of similar or related literary !orks.


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#t is important to notethat$ Literary canons are constantly chan!in!

Literature is aEected by the e$periences andthou!hts of writers and readers

Literature chan!es in the conte$t of chan!in!e$perience and thou!ht

it is those works that are considered conte$tuallyrele"ant that !ain entry into the canon

literary work is rele"ant to on!oin! trends ormo"ements in thou!ht and art) or address

historical or contemporary e"ents) etc

.he popularity of a literary work is based not onlyon the Kuality) but the rele"ance of its subectmatter to historical) social) and artistic conte$t


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