Appreciation of literary works

Appreciation of literary works

Appreciation of literature is a form of reaction kinetics and verbal reactions to literature a reader who heard or read.

Words of appreciation are absorbed from the English word meaning appreciation award. Appreciation of literature means respect for literature. Appreciation of literature trying to accept literature as something he deserves and recognize the value of literature as something that is true. Appreciation of literature is carried out through a gradual process.

1. Stage know and enjoy

At this stage, we are dealing with a work. Then we take an action such as read, see or watch, and listen to a literary work.

2. Phase appreciate

At this stage we feel the benefits or value of literary works that have been enjoyed. The benefit here deals with the usability literature. For example, give pleasure, amusement, satisfaction, and expand their horizons and outlook on life.

3. Stage of understanding

At this stage we do the researching and analyzing the elements of the building works of literature, both intrinsic element or elements ekstrinsiknya. Finally, we conclude the literature. Is literature include whether or not, useful or not for the literary?

4. Phase appreciation

At this stage we make a further analysis of the previous stage, then make interpretations to literature and to develop arguments based on analysis conducted in the previous stage.

5. Stage application or application

All the values, ideas, insights absorbed the earlier stages properly internalized, so that people can realize the audience of literary values ​​in the attitude and behavior of day-to-day.

Thus, the appreciation of literary activity is defined as a process to know, enjoy, understand, and appreciate a literary work deliberately, consciously, and critically so growing understanding and appreciation of literature.

According to Big Indonesian Dictionary, the literature is:

1) language (words, style) used in the books (not the everyday language).

2) paper that when compared to other writing has various advantages such characteristic originality, artistry, beauty in content and expression.

Literature in the general sense is that writing is an expression of human experience through language that impressive. Contained in the literature of ideas, thoughts, feelings, and experiences of a typical human, and expressed in beautiful language. Jakob Sumardjo said that literature has the body and soul. The soul of literature in the form of thoughts, feelings, and human experience. Her body was merely the expression of a beautiful language. Literary works have three characteristics attached to it.

1) Literature that provide entertainment.

In the depths of the human heart hardwired love of beauty. Humans are creatures who love beauty. The literary work is an expression of the beauty of it. Therefore, a good literary work is always a pleasure to read.

2) Literature shows the truth of human life.

In the literature revealed a variety of human experience: good-bad, right-wrong, fun-sad, and so on. Therefore, another man can take a lesson from the literature.

3) Literature beyond the limits of nation and age.

The values ​​of truth, ideas or ideas in literary works good is universal so it can be enjoyed by any nation. Also good literary works can break through the boundaries of time. This means that they remain relevant literature throughout the ages.