The document discusses the origins of literature, exploring early works like the Epic of Gilgamesh from 3000 BC, Sanskrit literature and the Vedas from 1500 BC, and the Torah, Iliad, and Odyssey. It questions how original these early works were and what information they provide readers. The document also mentions other early literary works like the Popol Vuh and indigenous literature, and asks what purposes literature serves and what all forms of literature have in common.
The document discusses the origins of literature, exploring early works like the Epic of Gilgamesh from 3000 BC, Sanskrit literature and the Vedas from 1500 BC, and the Torah, Iliad, and Odyssey. It questions how original these early works were and what information they provide readers. The document also mentions other early literary works like the Popol Vuh and indigenous literature, and asks what purposes literature serves and what all forms of literature have in common.
The document discusses the origins of literature, exploring early works like the Epic of Gilgamesh from 3000 BC, Sanskrit literature and the Vedas from 1500 BC, and the Torah, Iliad, and Odyssey. It questions how original these early works were and what information they provide readers. The document also mentions other early literary works like the Popol Vuh and indigenous literature, and asks what purposes literature serves and what all forms of literature have in common.
Prof. Jonathan Acuña Senior ELT Professor Universidad Latina Exploring the Origins of Literature
• How long ago did Literature originate?
• Why was it created?
• How much do you
know about the Epic of Gilgamesh?
Circa 3000 BC Exploring the Origins of Literature
• What are the Vedas or Sanskrit literature?
• What kind of information can we get out of the Vedas? • Is it similar to Greek Literature?
Circa 1500 BC Exploring the Origins of Literature
• When was the Torah or Old
Testament written? • How about Homer’s writings such as the Iliad and the Odyssey? • How original are both pieces of writing? • What information do both of them convey to the reader? Exploring the Origins of Literature
• Should literary pieces be written to be
labeled as literature? • Which of the following was not written until later on in history? – Greek theater – The Bible – The Iliad – Beowulf Exploring the Origins of Literature
• What about the Popol Vuh?
Can it be considered literature? • How much do you know about the literature produced by our local indigenous populations? Exploring the Origins of Literature
• What do all kinds of literature have in
common? • Why were they ever produced? For entertainment? To educate others? What else? • How comfortable do you feel having to deal with literature?