ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

TRADITIONAL LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is traditional literature?
A
Stories that we watched on TV
B
Stories with known authors
C
Genre that started in the oral tradition, there is not known author
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -folk literature, also called folklore or oral tradition, the lore (traditional knowledge and beliefs) of cultures having no written language.

Detailed explanation-2: -Traditional literature is a genre that started in the oral tradition. Myths, fables, epics, ballads, legends, folk rhymes, folktales, fairy tales, trickster tales, tall tales, cumulative tales and pourquoi tales are part of this genre.

Detailed explanation-3: -Traditional literature is literature that has no known author and stories that have been handed down orally from one generation to the next, with each storyteller adding slight variations.

Detailed explanation-4: -True folktales do not have a single author. They develop as different people tell them over time. As such, they are creations of “the folk, ” or the people. Many folktales are very old.

Detailed explanation-5: -FABLES. LEGENDS. FOLK TALES. FAIRY TALES. MYTHS. TALL TALES. 27-Feb-2023

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