名詞解釋

genre: a kind / sort / type

narrative poetry 敘事詩: a form of poetry that tells a story (major literary genre)

epic poetry 史詩: a lengthy narrative poetry 

lyric poetry ( lyre七弦琴, lyrics ): 抒情詩

(Sappho of Lesbos → Lesbian：蕾絲邊起源)

omniscient：無所不知

monotheism：一神論

atheist：無神論

Intro to American Literature

What is literature?

immaginable, beauty, artistic, emotional

Why should we learn literature?

psychological, spiritual, humanity

How to study literature?

1 Analytical approach: plot, character, setting, point of view

2 Thematic approach: what is that all about?

3 Historical approach

字源學

【ori】  orientation

  最初    original

【bi】   bicycle

  two    bilingual 雙語

            bilateral 雙邊

【tri】   trigonometry 三角 

 three    triangle

【qua】  quatrain 四行詩

  four      quarterback 四分衛

【penta】 pentagon 五角大樓

  five

Helen of troy 

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The Norton Anthology of Weatern Literature 

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