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    Popular

    Literature
    ED-ENG MAJ 13

    ELDIN D. CAMPOSO
    Instructor
    Popular Literature

    includes those writings intended for the


    masses and those that find favor with large
    audiences. It can be distinguished from artistic
    literature in that it is designed primarily
    to entertain.
    Popular Literature

    Popular literature, unlike high literature, generally


    does not seek a high degree of formal beauty or
    subtlety and is not intended to endure.
    Popular Literature

    The growth of popular literature


    has paralleled the spread of literacy through
    facilitated by
    education and has been
    technological developments in
    printing.
    Popular Literature

    With the Industrial Revolution, works of


    literature, which were previously produced
    for consumption by small, well-
    educated elites, became accessible to
    large sections and even majorities of the
    members of a population.
    Popular Literature

    The boundary between artistic and popular


    literature is murky. While he was alive William
    Shakespeare could be thought of as a writer
    of popular literature, but he is now
    regarded as a creator of artistic
    literature.
    Popular Literature

    Indeed, the main, though not invariable, method


    of defining a work as belonging to popular
    literature is whether it is ephemeral, that is,
    losing its appeal and significance with the
    passage of time..
    ephem*er*al adjective\ i-ˈfem-rəl \

    :lasting a very short time


    What are the
    functions or roles
    of Literature in the
    society?
    Functions of Literature in the society

    1. To educate people.
    ❑ Literature teaches people on
    existing social, political and
    economic systems.
    Functions of Literature in the society

    2. To express people’s
    culture.
    ❑ Literature like language is an
    element of culture. It expresses
    people’s life and culture they have
    from one generation to another.
    Functions of Literature in the society

    3. To entertain people.

    ❑ Literature as an art form


    gives those entertainments
    that appeal to human lives
    and evoke pleasure to the
    readers.
    Functions of Literature in the society
    4. To influence people in
    the society
    ❑ Literature is also designed to
    influence people by instilling in
    them the revolutionary ideas and
    different ways of thinking
    especially those positive and
    sustainable ideas.
    Functions of Literature in the society

    5. To develop language.

    ❑ Literature uses language.


    Therefore, in so doing, literature
    develops and improves a particular
    language through all four language
    skills, namely, listening, speaking,
    reading, and writing to the readers.
    Functions of Literature in the society

    5. To develop language.

    ❑ It also improves vocabulary


    and grammar.
    Functions of Literature in the society

    6. To liberate people.

    ❑ Literature also liberates people


    or awakens them from
    unfavorable conditions of life or
    bad treatments in the society.
    Functions of Literature in the society

    7. To criticize the society.

    ❑ Literature as a tool for awareness


    criticizes the society by pointing
    out the evils and other injustices
    in the society. When criticized,
    the people in particular, society
    take necessary actions.
    Thanks!
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    REFERENCES
    Daniel, K et al (ed.) (2003) Elements of Literature: Fourth Course with Readings in
    World Literature; Florida Edition, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Austin.

    Retrieved from www.britannica.com/art/popular-art#ref236490. Retrieved on


    September 27, 2021

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    September 27, 2021

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