2007-04-28 22:43:34 · 6 answers · asked by rusalka 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Literature is a look into the soul of the writer. If the soul of the writer is not bared, the book is neither art nor literature.
2007-04-28 23:26:15 · answer #1 · answered by No Name 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
An interesting choice of words to an interesting question!
Since Literature is divided into Fiction and Non-Fiction; it follows that Emotion has its voice in the written works of Fiction, and History has its voice in the written works of Non-Fiction. The best authors often make your Non-Fiction read like a novel, they also make your Fiction read as if it were true. As for the war between feelings and rational thinking; if it were not for Literature many a soul would die with great regret for not sharing those feelings with others, or for not informing others of the human brain's ability to understand.
2007-04-29 06:44:24 · answer #2 · answered by WMD 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, I belive literature is like all the other arts in that it is a place where intellect and emotion meet. A book that does not engage both is simply a book, like a technical manual or a book of instructions. It is when both are engaged that literature is sparked.
2007-04-29 06:00:52 · answer #3 · answered by Bronwen 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no, literature is the relationship of emotion and intellect. literature is the war against ignorance.
2007-04-29 07:42:31 · answer #4 · answered by Bibliophile 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it's intellect and emotions working perfectly together.
2007-04-29 05:50:20 · answer #5 · answered by Barbara V 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No actually I think it's the perfect blending of both. You can't trick people into feeling an emotion without tricking their brains into thinking it's all real.
2007-04-29 05:48:11 · answer #6 · answered by Le Petit Fleur 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋