English literature

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Literature in non-print mediums

How is Literature Defined?

Any “written works, especially those considered of superior or lasting artistic merit (Rexroth, Kenneth).”

Form of human expression by using language outside of its ordinary use

Criticizes and affirms cultural values

Oratory was long considered a great literary art

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The Wound-Dresser Walt Whitman

This print text is a form of literature under the genre of Modernism

Free verse, or unmetered and usually unrhymed lines of poetry (Jeffares, Alexander N.)

Engaged in social commentary regarding the Civil War

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This Is Us “Vietnam” Season 3 Ep. 4

This Is Us is a Form of Literature

Form of expression using words

Artistic merit because cast members have been awarded Emmy’s, Golden Globe awards, and the 2018 Screen Actors Guild Award

This is Us is a Form of Literature

Similar to Realism

Social commentary in many areas : identity, racism, adoption, being overweight, alcoholism, death, relationships, motherhood and fatherhood.

Print and Non-Print

Both pieces of literature portrayed the horrors of war

Visual and audio integration enhances the content

However, it does take away audiences’ imagination and removes mysterious elements attributed to literature.

A lot of films have been based upon written literature

Literature Will Survive in Non-Print Mediums

Literature has and will thrive in non-print mediums.

New media can continue to create meaningful literature into the 21st century and beyond

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