Why_Read_Literature

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1、WhyReadLiterature?ByDr.RobertSheppardTsinghuaUniversity[CCopyrightRobertSheppard2006AllRightsReserved]WhatisLitera-ture?1.Literatureusesnormalmeansofcommunication:Language,Symbols,Images,Stories,SharedCulturalHeritage,CodesofUnderstanding;2.BUT,Literatureusesthem:MoreCompletelyMoreSubtlyMoreAest

2、heticallyorBeautifullyMoreMeaningfullyMoreSensitivelyasto:FormSensualExperienceRhythm,Repetition,ContrastThematicTensionWhyReadLitera-ture?PRIMARYQUESTIONOFOURTALK:WhatBenefits,alongsideintrinsictheintrinsicfunofreadingdoestheReaderderivefromreadinggoodLiterature?WhatBenefitsdoessocietyorhumani

3、tyasawholederivefromthesocialinstitutionofreadingliterature?CopyrightRobertSheppard2006AllRightsReservedThesesorHypot-hesesEXPLORATIONOFPOSSIBLEANSWERS:Iwillsuggestseveral“THESES”orhypothesesintendednotascompleteanswersbutastentativeexplorationsorsuggestionstostimulateyourownfurtherthinking---op

4、entochallenge,change,andfurtherevolutionbyyouandothers.TheWisdomorEnlight-enmentThesisMEANING:LiteratureexploresthetextureandmeaningofhumanexperienceinacomplexwayINSIGHT:ThisleadstoInsight,RichReflectionandWisdomaboutourlivesandhumanexperience.PERSONALWISDOM:TheLiteraryArtistorWritermayhavedeepe

5、rWisdomtocommunicateasaresultofdeepersensitivityorexperience.CULTURALWISDOM:LiteraturealsotransmitsthroughitsTraditiontheCollectiveandAccumulatedWisdomofManyGenerationsTheExplorat-ionorHeuristicThesisTHEEXPLORATIONTHESIS:HoldsthatliteraturecreatesPOSSIBLEWORLDSorsituationsallowingexplorationofHU

6、MANNATUREandREALITY.KAIYANJIE---Throughliteraturewewidenourhorizonsofexperienceandimagination.EXAMPLES:SIRTHOMASMORE’SUTOPIA,PLATO’SREPUBLIC,ORALDOUSHUXLEY’SSCIENTIFICDYSTOPIA,BRAVENEWWORLD.SHAKESPEARE’SMACBETHcreatesaworldwhichshowsHOWEVILDESTROYSITSELF-----andhowfundamentalgoodnessreassertsits

7、elfintheworld.TheSelf-Explor-ationThesisTHESELF-EXPLORATIONTHESIS—LITERATUREASMIRRORThroughourPERSONALRESPONSETOLITERATUREwecanlookintoourselvesandexploreourownnature,mind,andpersonality.WECANKNOWOURSELVESBETTERAsShakespeare