The Contemporary, Popular, and Emergent Lit Midterm Assessment

This postmodern literature began after the World Wars and lasted through the 1960s. Much of this type of literature comes from Western authors; however, the term is not synonymous with English or American literature, and this literary period can apply to written works from anywhere in the world.

• The Contemporary Literature

• The Emergent Literature

• The Popular Literature

• The World Literature

This literature is described as any written work that is read, or is intended to be read, by a mass audience. In its broadest sense, this may include best-selling nonfiction books, widely circulated periodicals, and certain kinds of digital texts. However, the term is typically used to refer to works of fiction that are often called high literature, artistic literature, or simply literature.

• The Contemporary Literature

• The Emergent Literature

• The Popular Literature

• The World Literature

Over the past ten years, the concept of this literature has gradually replaced the notion of reading readiness among children. Now, it suggests that the development of literacy is taking place within the child. For learning process to emerge, it needs to be there at the beginning of child’s own natural learning ability to appreciate literatures.

• The Contemporary Literature

• The Emergent Literature

• The Popular Literature

• The World Literature

This novel entitled "Island Infernos: The US Army’s Pacific War Odyssey, 1944"
by John C McManus is an example of this literature.

• The Contemporary Literature

• The Emergent Literature

• The Popular Literature

• The World Literature

This novel entitled "Anna Karenina” was written by Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy. It involves juicy subjects like adultery, gambling, marriage plots, and Russian feudalism. What kind of literature is this?

• The Contemporary Literature

• The Emergent Literature

• The Popular Literature

• The World Literature

This novel entitled "The Lord of the Rings” was written by J. R. R. Tolkien tells about the story of a fictional world of Middle-earth and the hobbit named Frodo Baggins, as he and the Fellowship embark on a quest to destroy the One Ring and to ensure the destruction of its maker, the Dark Lord Sauron. What kind of literature is this?

• The Contemporary Literature

• The Emergent Literature

• The Popular Literature

• The World Literature

This novel entitled "The Great Gatsby” was written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It provides an insider’s look into the Jazz Age of the 1920s in United States history while at the same time critiquing the idea of the “American Dream”. What kind of literature is this?

• The Contemporary Literature

• The Emergent Literature

• The Popular Literature

• The World Literature

This novel entitled "Don Quixote,” was written by Miguel de Cervantes. It tells the story of a man who takes the name “Don Quixote de la Mancha” and sets off in a fit of obsession over romantic novels about chivalry to revive the custom and become a hero himself. What kind of literature is this?

• The Contemporary Literature

• The Emergent Literature

• The Popular Literature

• The World Literature

This novel entitled "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ” was written by Roald Dahl. It tells the story of a man named Willy Wonka and his mysterious chocolate shop which will be thrown open—but only to five lucky children who find a coveted golden ticket tucked into the wrapper of their Wonka bars. What kind of literature is this?

• The Contemporary Literature

• The Emergent Literature

• The Popular Literature

• The World Literature

This novel entitled "When France Fell: The Vichy Crisis and the Fate of the Anglo-American Alliance" by Michael S. Neibergs is an example of this literature.

• The Contemporary Literature

• The Emergent Literature

• The Popular Literature

• The World Literature