unit 2: world literature sacred texts and epic tales c. 1400 b.c. – a.d. 500
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Unit 2: World LiteratureSacred Texts and Epic Tales
c. 1400 B.C. – A.D. 500
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Focus Questions
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• Which religions began on the Indian subcontinent?
The classics of ancient Indian epic poetry were part of what religious tradition?
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• In what ways is Hinduism a social system?
• What was a caste in traditional Hinduism?
• What were the functions of various castes in traditional Hinduism?
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• List two or more achievements of Indian painters, sculptors, and architects.
• What role did Buddhist monks play in the creation of cave art?
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• In what ways is the concept of memory important to the literature of India?
• What was the traditional way of studying a subject in ancient India?
• Why were the scholars of ancient India wary of written versions of texts?
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Names and Terms to Names and Terms to KnowKnow
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Indus ValleyIndus Valley
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AryansAryans
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DravidiansDravidians
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HinduismHinduism
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BuddhismBuddhism
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JainismJainism
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SanskritSanskrit
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SikhSikh
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Vocabulary
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Rig Veda: Creation Hymn
• Immortality
• Distinguishing
• Stems
• Palpable
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Mahabharata, Bhagavad-Gita, Ramayana
• Mitigated• Caricature• Scruples• Pervades
• Manifested• Dispel
• Invoked• Pristine
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Panchantantra
• Obsequiously• Rank• Elixir
• Accrue• Tardily
• Reprobate• Extirpate• Skulks
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Literary Terms
Wisdom Literature: types & examples
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MYTHMYTH
An anonymous tale that explains the actions of
Gods or the causes of naturalphenomena
The Rig Veda pg 180 Mahabharata pg 192Ovid’s Metomorphoses
Pg 550
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FABLEFABLE
Brief story that teachesA moral or practical
Lesson about life and usually features ANIMAL characters
Sa’di’s Gulistan pg 106
The PanchantantraPg 222
Jean de LaFontain’sFables
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PARaBLEPARaBLE
Brief story that teachesA moral or practical
Lesson about life and usually features HUMAN characters
Jesus’ parables in theNew Testament
Zen ParablesPg 320
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Proverb, Maxim, AphorismProverb, Maxim, Aphorism
A wise saying that offersPractical wisdom about life.
Such sayings are oftenIncluded in larger works.
African ProverbsPg 130
Sa’di’s Manners of KingsPg 106
Confusious AnalectsPg 268
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Sacred Texts:Sacred Texts:Philosophical/spiritualPhilosophical/spiritual
Teaches moral conductOr explores questions
About the meaning of life.
Lao Tzu’s Tao Te ChingPg 266
The UpanishadsPg 188
The Rig VedaPg 180
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Vedic HymnVedic Hymn
• A hymn is a poem or song of praise. Vedic Hymns emphasize the importance of gods and nature in Indian life and ponder timeless questions, such as the origin of the universe.
• Originally meant to be chanted.
• Passed down by word of mouth.
• Reflect a sense of awe toward nature.
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Features of Wisdom Features of Wisdom LiteratureLiterature
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Aphoristic StyleAphoristic Style
Aphorism: a brief, memorable, and often Aphorism: a brief, memorable, and often witty saying that expresses a truth about witty saying that expresses a truth about life – as in a proverb or the moral at the life – as in a proverb or the moral at the end of a fable.end of a fable.
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Figurative Language and Figurative Language and SymbolismSymbolism
Language not meant to be understood Language not meant to be understood literally. It expresses an imaginative literally. It expresses an imaginative connection.connection.
Symbol: an object, a person, a thing, and Symbol: an object, a person, a thing, and animal, an image, that represents both animal, an image, that represents both itself and something larger in meaning – itself and something larger in meaning – usually an abstract idea.usually an abstract idea.
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AllegoryAllegory
A literary work with two levels of meaning. A literary work with two levels of meaning. Every element has both a literal and a Every element has both a literal and a symbolic meaning, with specific characters symbolic meaning, with specific characters standing for abstract qualities. Fables and standing for abstract qualities. Fables and parables are considered types of allegory.parables are considered types of allegory.
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Didactic in purposeDidactic in purpose
It is meant to teach a moral or ethical It is meant to teach a moral or ethical lesson about life. This lesson may be lesson about life. This lesson may be taught directly, as in a fable, or indirectly, taught directly, as in a fable, or indirectly, as in a parable, in which the moral is not as in a parable, in which the moral is not explicitly stated.explicitly stated.