Literature

From now on, I'll change the main topic (Language) for Literature. Its definition is: "a highly developed use of language in that is the stylized manipulation of language for larger effect (purpose) and/or affect (emotional response)" (Language and Literature Course Companion p.9)


To understand it better, my task is to formulate some questions about the following fragments of the texts:"The Leopard" (Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa) and "Notable American Women" (Ben Marcus).

The questions I asked myself about the first text, were:

• How important are the mythical references it gives?
• What are the relationships between the possible characters?
• Is it a good translation of Italian?

And for the second text:

• What's "Father of Distinction"?
• About the last term, is it used literally?
• Why does the author put his name in the text?

In the following posts, I'll analyze more deeply Literature.