Legends

What an exhausting day...I did so much work yesterday. My position paper as well as my research paper are on the way. I better concerntrate to my position paper because I have to submit it first. As time passed, I read through my module and I came to the topic LEGENDS...what an interesting topic. It taught me the traditions of all nations. As a Malay boy, a lot of legends came out in my mind not only in my place but also from others. I've heard a lot from my friends as well but the oldies were the experts in telling legends. We've Hang Tuah, Puteri Gunung Ledang and many more. Not only people, but animals like the dragon in Tasik Chini and the white mousedeer in Malacca.
Legend or legenda means "things to be read". The word legenda is originally a Latin word and now it is borrowed into Malay word. It is actually a narrative of human actions that are perceived both by teller and listeners to take place within human history and to possess certain qualities that give the tale verisimilitude.

From the module that I have, I read through about Le Mort d'Arthur by Thomas Malory. There are seven chapters and it tells about the journey of King Arthur.

Talking about it, how about the Greek Mythology? I really love to read the legends from the Greek. I have found that it is interesting although I feel that it is unlogic...Hahaha!!! A lot of monsters, dragons and demons in the mythology bring the excitement and enjoyment.

The Fox and The Crow

Hmmm...Fables are kind of short and simple stories with values. Good! I like reading them. It taught me to be aware of anything around me. It doesn't mean that fables are good for the young generations as it presented them with colourful illustrations and animations, big printed texts and came with variety of sizes (small books and big books) but it also attracts the adults and oldies to read. As I have concerned, my nieces and nephews and also my little daughter love fables very much (of course because of its colourful pictures and drawings), but it's more than that. I enjoyed myself reading "The Fox and The Crow". Not ony I can read the story in a printed material but I can read it online. It's alco came in Malay version with a slight alteration for example cheese to meat, on a tree to on a fence. I can also watch it as on the TV and online videos. Sometimes I feel that I'm in the story because of the fun of reading or watching it. The beautiful setting and scenery as well as the characters (the two animals) brought me closest to the nature's life, maybe I can do a research of animals as part-time like the National Geographic. As conclusion I just can say poor Ms.Crow, acting without thinking...why you just simply trust a stranger like Mr.Fox. He is just playing with you for his own benefit. "That was all I wanted. In exchange for your cheese, I will give you a piece of advice for the future. "Do not trust flatters." The dialogue of Mr.Fox taught me to always be careful on whatever I do.

Position Paper vs Research Paper

Right now I have reached to the starting block of writing my position paper. I have to select a text that I really love. I think I want to do the short story by Chinua Achebe entitled "Dead Men's Path"or William Faukner's "Barn Burning". I have read these stories and I have learnt about it a year ago. I have to recall my brain and start searching for the information of these stories. It is a 1000 words task and I need to write my stand or the thesis statement as well as 3 supporting details to support my stand. It should be refuteable, that means not too obvious and already generally accepted as the truth. It is also should be controversial, short and consice. I can put the excerpt or the play of words if impossible to support mt stand. I think that is enough for this time. I have to start my position paper...better take a rest first...

Hi, we meet again. Huh!I feel so exhausted because I did my assignments during the Chinese New Year holidays...right now I have to plan my Research Paper. I have to recognize two stories that I really love and start writing. Of course! I have to do my research towards both stories.

Areas in literature II...

Hi...we meet again. For this time I like to share about the SHORT STORY and DRAMA. I found out that I have to fill in my knowledge of the short story by making research from the book, the web as well as to ask my coursemates and my tutors...later, I wrote here what the short story is:

SHORT STORY is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. It tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction such as novellas and novels or books. The definitions based upon length differ somewhat even among pro writers, due somewhat in part to the fragmentation of the medium into genres. Since its format includes a wide range of genres and styles, the actual length is mitigated somewhere between the individual author's preference and the submission guidelines elevant to the story's actual market. Many short story writers define their work through a combination of creative, personal expression and artistic integrity. Many attempt to resist categorization by genre as well as definition by numbers, finding such approaches limiting and counter-intuitive to artistic form and reasoning. As a result, definitions of the short story based upon length splinter even more when the writing process is taken into consideration.

Meanwhile, the DRAMA is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance (from the Greek word meaning "action"), which is derived frm "to do". The enactment of drama in theatre erformed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a collective form of reception. The structure of dramatic texts is directly influenced by this collaborative production and collective reception.

Areas in literature...

I really love to search for information of literature. Here, I came out with the brief explaination of what are the elements in literature:

POETRY from the Greek "poiesis", a "making" is a form of literary art in which language is usedfor its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to its apparent meaning. It may be written freely as poemsor may occur in conjunction with other arts as in poetic drama or lyric. It often uses particular forms and conventions to suggest alternative meanings in the words or to evoke emotional or sensual responses. Some forms of poetry are specific to particular cultures and genres, responding to the characteristics of the language in which the poet writes.

NOVEL is a long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medeival and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century. The further definition of the genre is historically difficult. Most of the criteria are arbitrary and designed to raise further debates over qualities that will supposedly separate great works of literature both from a wider and lower "trivial" production and form the field of true histories. To become part of the literary production, novels have to address the discussion of art. The construction of the narrative, the plot, the way reality is created in the work of fiction, the fascination of the character study and the use of language are usually discussed to show a novel's artistic merits...

Hmmm...I think I have to stop for a while. I will write again for my next entry and share with the readers about SHORT STORY and DRAMA...till meet again...zzz