《英语文学名著精读》堂测验的复习范围.docVIP

Issues for Quiz of Selected Readings of English Literature 1.What is literature? Literature comes from human interest in telling a story, in arranging words in artistic forms, in describing in words some aspects of our human experiences. Therefore, we can define literature as language artistically used to achieve identifiable literary qualities and to convey meaningful messages. It is characterized by beauty of expression and form and by universality of intellectual and emotional appeal. Literature refers to well-structured language with artistic qualities, a reflection of life and human natur