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Subrat SaurabhAuthor of Kuch Woh Pal
What is literature? is the most speculative question in the mind of beginners. Readers will find an elaborate answer to this question in easiest way. The book provides the complete understanding of literature and its genres like poetry, drama, fiction, essay, biography, autobiography, etc. with its sub-genres and forms. The book covers every form of literature with splendid examples. The direct chapters: What is Literature? which includes definition, qualities, brief genres, famous statements and famous examples; What is Poetry? (definition, meaning and features of poetry); Forms of Poetry (various types explained with examples); What is Drama? (definition, features, forms or kinds and examples); What is Prose? (definition, types, features and examples); What is Short-Story? (definition, features and examples); What is Novel/ Fiction? (characteristics, types, famous examples and recommendations for reading); What is Essay? (definition, meaning, features and examples); What is Biography and Autobiography? (definition, meaning, examples and comparison) are introduced. The language is easiest to understand and comprehend. The videos are prepared on each chapter, hence readers will also get access to it for concrete and further understanding. Its a complete package and every beginner of literature must read and watch it.
Datta G Sawant
DR. DATTA G SAWANT is an Assistant Professor with eleven years of experience of teaching, learning, evaluation and research. His academic qualification includes M.A. (English), NET, DBM, PGCTE and PhD. He did four years of research in Translation Studies especially examining the issue of translation equivalence from English into Marathi. He completed a research project in Translation Studies funded by UGC, New Delhi and working on another. He authored Translating Fiction, a book on the problem of equivalence in translation and edited Glimpses: Literature in English, an anthology of select articles and essays. He published research articles in acclaimed journals like Elsevier and the journal of ELTAI. His other areas of study are English Language, Literature and Literary Theory. Besides this, he also has a keen interest in creative writing—a short story (Village Teacher) and some poems are published in English—currently engaged in writing a novel based on Indian higher education. You can find him on YouTube channel called Literature Simply and website literaturesimply.com.
