Literary Standards

Universality Literature - appeals to everyone, regardless of culture, race, sex, and time which are all considered significant.

Artistry Literature has an aesthetic appeal and thus possesses a sense of beauty.

Intellectual Value It stimulate critical thinking that enriches mental processes of abstract and reasoning, making man realize the fundamental of truths of life and its nature.

Suggestiveness It unravels man’s emotional power to define symbolism, nuances, implied meanings, images and messages, giving and evoking visions above and beyond the plane of ordinary life and experience.

Spiritual Value Literature elevates the spirit and the soul and thus has the power to motivate and to inspire.

Permanence Literature endures across time and draws out the time factor: Timeliness – occurring at a particular time. Timelessness – remaining invariable throughout time

Importance of Literature •
•Studying literature is like looking at the mirror of life where man’s experiences, his innermost feelings and thoughts are reflected. • Through literature, we learn the culture of people across time and space•We understand not only the past life of a nation but also its present. • Moreover, we become familiar not only with the culture of neighboring countries but also with that of others living very far from us

Literary Approaches
Literary Approaches Moral or Humanistic Approach • Literature is viewed to discuss man and its nature. • It presents man as essentially rational; that is, endowed with intellect and free will; or that the piece does not misinterpret the true nature of man. • The approach is close to the “morality” of literature, to questions of ethical goodness or badness.. Literary Approaches Historical Approach Literature is seen both as a reflection and product of the times and circumstances in which it was