What is literature?

Imaginative writing

(What is literature?)

specific use of language

(What is literature?)

Literature is self-referential...

(What is literature?)

Literature is non-pragmatic.

(What is literature?)

Literature is writing that is highly regarded.

(What is literature?)

literature is functional
(T.Eagleton)

Literary theories

1.author-centred approaches

2. text-centred approaches

3. reader-centred approaches

anticipatory function of literature

ethical function of literature

passionate thinking

What does homodiegetic/autodiegetic mean?

What does heterodiegetic mean?

Who established the terms Homodiegetic/Autodiegetic and Heterodiegetic Narration?

story time

discourse time

summary

(concerning time)

Stretch

(concerning Time)

Scene

(Concerning Time)

Ellipsis

Pause