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Unit 2: World Literature Sacred Texts and Epic Tales

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Unit 2: World Literature Sacred Texts and Epic Tales. c. 1400 B.C. – A.D. 500. Focus Questions. 1. Which religions began on the Indian subcontinent? The classics of ancient Indian epic poetry were part of what religious tradition?. 2. In what ways is Hinduism a social system?

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  1. Unit 2: World LiteratureSacred Texts and Epic Tales c. 1400 B.C. – A.D. 500

  2. Focus Questions

  3. 1 • Which religions began on the Indian subcontinent?The classics of ancient Indian epic poetry were part of what religious tradition?

  4. 2 • 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?

  5. 3 • List two or more achievements of Indian painters, sculptors, and architects. • What role did Buddhist monks play in the creation of cave art?

  6. 4 • 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?

  7. Names and Terms to Know

  8. Indus Valley

  9. Aryans

  10. Dravidians

  11. Hinduism

  12. Buddhism

  13. Jainism

  14. Sanskrit

  15. Sikh

  16. Vocabulary

  17. Rig Veda: Creation Hymn • Immortality • Distinguishing • Stems • Palpable

  18. Mahabharata, Bhagavad-Gita, Ramayana • Mitigated • Caricature • Scruples • Pervades • Manifested • Dispel • Invoked • Pristine

  19. Panchantantra • Obsequiously • Rank • Elixir • Accrue • Tardily • Reprobate • Extirpate • Skulks

  20. Literary Terms Wisdom Literature: types & examples

  21. MYTH

  22. FABLE

  23. PARaBLE

  24. Proverb, Maxim, Aphorism

  25. Sacred Texts:Philosophical/spiritual

  26. Vedic 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.

  27. Features of Wisdom Literature

  28. Aphoristic Style • Aphorism: a brief, memorable, and often witty saying that expresses a truth about life – as in a proverb or the moral at the end of a fable.

  29. Figurative Language and Symbolism • Language not meant to be understood literally. It expresses an imaginative connection. • Symbol: an object, a person, a thing, and animal, an image, that represents both itself and something larger in meaning – usually an abstract idea.

  30. Allegory • A literary work with two levels of meaning. Every element has both a literal and a symbolic meaning, with specific characters standing for abstract qualities. Fables and parables are considered types of allegory.

  31. Didactic in purpose • It is meant to teach a moral or ethical lesson about life. This lesson may be taught directly, as in a fable, or indirectly, as in a parable, in which the moral is not explicitly stated.