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Evolution of Literature: From Ancient Epics to Modern Mediums

Explore the evolution of literature from Homer's epic poetry to modern mediums like Kindles and audiobooks. Discover how the definition and form of literature have changed over centuries, and speculate on its future in this captivating journey through literary history.

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Evolution of Literature: From Ancient Epics to Modern Mediums

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  1. What is a ‘Literature’? Reach Cambridge Explorer Program, 2007 Genny Zimantas

  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogPZ5CY9KoM

  3. Once upon a time… • Most of the literature we talked about yesterday was paper-based, but the printing press (which made the mass production and circulation of ‘books’ possible) was only invented in the 15th century. • ‘Literature’ has existed for at least two and a half thousand years.

  4. Two Big Questions: • How do we define ‘literature’? • What has literature looked like? What does it look like now? What might it look like in the years/decades/centuries to come?

  5. A Place to Start

  6. The Ancient Greeks • Democracy • Philosophy • Math • The Olymipics • Drama (Tragedy / Comedy) • Epic Poetry • http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/z8q8wmn • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS4jk5kavy4

  7. Homer, Epic Poetry, and the Oral Tradition

  8. … a few thousand years later.

  9. The Medieval Bard • A professional, travelling story teller and performer

  10. Renaissance Theatre

  11. And only somewhere in this renaissance period do we get the printing press!

  12. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLctAw4JZXE

  13. Magazines and Pamphlets in the 18th and 19th centuries • *fun fact: most of the nineteenth century ‘novels’ we read today were first published in installments in periodicals or journals.

  14. So printed books didn’t really become affordable until the late 19th or early 20th century, helping to spur on literary Modernism… But that’s a topic for another class! (Thursday’s class!)

  15. But what about ‘Literature’ today? • What does literature look like? • Kindles • Audiobooks • And more??

  16. A Big Question:Why does the form or medium of literature matter? How might form or medium change the way we read content?

  17. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvgDAOG8W6c

  18. And what might it look like next?

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