The origin of literature

The origin of literature, the history of literature is the historical development of writing in prose or poetry that attempt to the provide the entertainment, enlightenment or instruction to the reader or listener observe as well as the development of literary techniques used in the communication of these piece not all writing constitute literature some recorded materials such as complications data examples the register are not considered literature and this article related only to the evolution of the works of art thus the term literature this is the work of art which is produced or presented in form of the spoken or written situations  but also it divided  into the concept or  types such as the oral literature and the written literature.

      Literature , this is the work of arts which is transferred by the form of written situations from one generation to another generation , but also the term literature is the body of written works produced in in a particular languages or the particular subjects example the scientific literature .

But the following are the importance of the literature in the community.

                 It educate people , this is the most common importance of the literature because it enable the people to be educated through difference things example by listening and reading various literary works such as   books and short stores

        It entertains people, this also is the common importance of the society because it enables the people to be entertained through this works example through watching moves

         It develop language to the people, also through this the literature can be the source of developing language example the language skills such as writing skills, speaking skills listening skills and  the reading skills

        It influence the people to do a certain work but also this is the most important things they are very importantly in literature because through this many people influence to do a certain works examples through use of songs.

       It influence the people culture from which they act to their dairy life , Also the literature  it can be the source of influencing the culture to the people examples how they eat, how they talk a language, how they  play  and many others 

        It criticises the society about the moral conduct, also by using the literature it may critcises the society about the moral conduct and how they can be familiar with the bad and good   behavior example of the bad moral decay is female genital multination.

        It literates people about the social realities also by this the literature can be the source of educate or literate the society through the difference way or techniques this can be through the work of literature  

       All in all due to those among mentioned the importance of literature to the society but also there are many things that can lead to the decline for the development of literature to the society or community such as few book, lacks of fund , lack of technique person who are involved in the literature contents so far that maximum can be lead to the decline to the development of literature.

3      Literature , is the body of  written or spoken works more restrictively literature refers to the writing considered to be an art form or any single writing dreamed to have artistic or intellectual  value often due to deploying language in ways that different from the ordinary usage. But the following are the types, of literature such as ;

a)      Written literature, this is the type of literature that is transferred by the process of written

 mean or situations, this involved the poetry, novels and plays

b)      Spoken literature or oral literature , this is the kind or types  of literature that transferred

through the process of written means or situation or is the type of literature that is passed down by the word of mouth and this can be passed from one generation to the other generation through the mouth but also it have some types like, legends, myth ,folktales and others.

4    Oral literature, this is the category of the literature that is passed down from one generation to the other generation or from one people to the other people by the word of the mouth. But the following are the forms of oral literature such as follows;

         Ballad, this is the most forms of the oral literature that is involved in a narrative song and this is passed down by the word of the mouth or orally example the Ballad is a type of poetry.

       Myth , these are stories that explain object or events in the natural  word a resulting from the action of a supernatural force or entity example “God’’

          Legends, these are the stories coming down from past often based on real events or characters from old time.

          Folktales , also is the form or oral literature that is passed down by the word of mouth from one generation to the other generation.

        Riddles, there are statement that are mostly presented by the puzzling question and this provide to the clevel person to be answered

         Epics, is a long story often told in the verse that involving heroes and gods. Epic have been often passed orally and may have anonymous authors grand in the length and scope an epic provided a portrait of legends, beliefs, values , laws, art and way of life of a people.

          Fables , are brief stories often with an animal character told to express a moral , means giving the characteristics of human being the can be through the work of literature.

   

                                                     REFERENCE

D crystal ,(1995)the Cambridge Enclopedia of the English language

N.j prentice (1993),A history of the English language