IMPORTANCE OF LITERATURE

Definition of Literature:     "Literature, a body of written works. The name has traditionally been applied to those imaginative works of poetry and prose distinguished by the intentions of their authors and the perceived aesthetic excellence of their execution. Literature may be classified according to a variety of systems, including language, national origin, historical period, genre, and subject matter".                                                                             There are a large number of people in society who assume and believe that literature is insignificant and underestimate its potential to bless our minds with exceptional wisdom. Those people generally give an impression that persons who are more interested in sciences and mathematics are only going to have great careers and the students who are more inclined towards humanities or arts subjects such as languages and literature and other subjects are going to survive with the low-paying jobs in their professional life. Commonly, an impression is passed on that literature has no importance. On the other hand, to many people, literature serves as a gateway toward the horizon of learning from history and widens the understanding and knowledge about the world.

 First of all, literature helps us to unlock our minds and perception of the world and allows us to see out of the box. With this, we begin to reflect, ask questions, and understand better.

History and literature are interwoven with each other forever. History produces literature and the latter preserves the former. While we study literature, we also study history at the same time and come to know about heroes, people, customs and traditions, lifestyle, fashion, and interests of that contemporary times. The world of the present era is not akin to that was in the 14th century, the people have changed to a great extent. Without literature, we would not have been able to know about the characters, social and political issues, history, and the people who came before us and walked on the same ground as us.