What is Literature? | Literary Theory | According to Terry Eagleton| UGC NET English Exam Prep

[@Hamzamalghani]

Loved it it's so simple and understandable thank you sir ❤

[@masoodraja]

Thank you. I will soon upload chapter 3

[@Hamzamalghani]

@@masoodraja I'm waiting for that 😍

[@voiceofmagic1]

These lectures are really assistive in revising and learning literature. ☑️

[@masoodraja]

Thank you.

[@nayabnayabmanzoorahmed9019]

Unbelievable. You are a genius. I mean what I read in chapter 1 I would never be able to express it as it is but you did it without sparing a single argument in it. Superb im gonna view this lecture more than twice to never forget it. Thank you so vary much.

[@masoodraja]

You are welcome. I have covered all the chapters so do check other chapters out as well.

[@nayabnayabmanzoorahmed9019]

@@masoodraja have you made a video on "Marxist criticism" of Terry Eagleton?

[@masoodraja]

@@nayabnayabmanzoorahmed9019 Not on his brief book on it but all chapters of his Literary Theory are there. I do have a Udemy course on Marxism: www.udemy.com/course/english-literature-marxism/?referralCode=95A74446998E136A42CA

[@utror]

Excellent lecture! My question is if the value we attach to literature is socially or ideologically constructed, the same objection can be made about any thing which is valued such as democracy. Instead of complicating things, we should say if a literary work is accepted by a large number of readers as literature, or if it has stood the test of time such as plays of Shakespeare, then it is in its essence literature.

[@masoodraja]

Thank you. You can obviously have any opinion as you like. I still agree with Eagleton that the value of a text is socially produced and depends on what and how we are socialized to value something. The test of time itself depends upon the sociopolitical aspects of time, as there is no neutral time in terms of our interactions with the world.

[@spoorthisggurumurthy8656]

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[@masoodraja]

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[@masoodraja]

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[@mariepaulelelesimo5381]

Thank you sir for taking your times to enlight us about literary studies.

[@masoodraja]

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[@MuhammadUsman-sp2qs]

Thank you sir We didn't get a single point by our lecturer. It is very well explain in easy wording. Allah bless you

[@masoodraja]

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[@zehra3595]

everything is explained so clearly and it's helping me so much in my studies. thank you so much for taking the time to do this for us :)

[@masoodraja]

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[@asjadmehmood5201]

Really enjoyable! Simple and easy to understand!! Great job sir!

[@masoodraja]

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[@Secular1000]

Excellent, thank you Dr. Raja!

[@masoodraja]

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[@silentvoice9982]

Excellent Sir, Thank you soo much Sir❤ Love from Kerala, India

[@masoodraja]

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[@aroojkhan850]

Well done sir, you explain it in urdu as well as in English, both made it easy for us to understand the actual concept. Keep it up👍

[@masoodraja]

Thank you so much. I am glad it was useful.

[@maryamcutee1295]

Great efforts Sir❤Really really appreciable

[@masoodraja]

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[@BakingBliss64]

I'm listening to your Urdu and English series. I'm loving it. You make every topic easy and simple to understand.

[@masoodraja]

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[@kashafmemon8092]

Where is his urdu series?

[@BIKASHKUMAR-gh7cz]

Wonderful Exposition

[@masoodraja]

Thank you!!!

[@ann_george]

Sir, thank you so much for this 🙏 I tend to findit really hard to focus while listening to online class, hence this class has helped me a lot. Looking forward to more classes 🙂

[@masoodraja]

Thank you so much.

[@francissycip438]

5:30, I thought my computer lagged lol, great video btw! really helped me understand our topic

[@masoodraja]

Thank you. Yes, these early videos sometimes stall, as I was using a slightly outdated program to record them:)

[@sophiaconrad403]

Thank you so much!!! This helped me understand so much better!!

[@masoodraja]

You're so welcome!

[@isramethaq]

I'm applying for higher studies in a different university in which I didn't study this book before so it was really difficult for me to study. However, after watching this video, I became ready for the competitive exam. Many thanks sir❤️

[@masoodraja]

Thank you. Please watch the whole playlist. I have covered all his chapters. And good luck with your applications.

[@isramethaq]

@@masoodraja I'm watching the whole playlist in order so I can understand the whole book. I also turned on all notifications so I will see all your new videos sir 😍

[@masoodraja]

Great. It should be helpful to you, as I made these for my students and some videos are from my actual live classes. Good luck.

[@isramethaq]

@@masoodraja Many thanks sir ❤️

[@masoodraja]

@@isramethaq You are welcome.

[@anumelyk]

I love this chapter 💕 and your revision of it in this lecture is awesome

[@masoodraja]

Cool. Thank you!!!

[@حاتمأبوراق]

Thank you for your help and effort!

[@masoodraja]

You are welcome!!

[@arsalanmuhammad471]

Its outstanding.. thank you so much i heard all lectures of Terry Eaglten book.. coz i dont understand it in online classes but hear its amazing..I solve one question coz of hearing this n also answer your words in viva😊😊😊 God bless you

[@masoodraja]

Thank you. Please also help promote the channel.

[@samkumar2045]

Dear Sir! Thanks a ton! I bought this book today!

[@masoodraja]

You are welcome. Happy reading. I have lectures on all the chapters.

[@tahirfarooq7033]

Excellent lecture. Thanks

[@masoodraja]

Thank you

[@haroonkhan-jt9yx]

Sir, this lecture was very very informative and beneficial. But sir plz make a video on strucutarlism and apprise us, is there any relationship or differences between firmalism and structuralism. Will be thankful.

[@masoodraja]

Thank you. You should watch my most recent video on Formalism. There is a discussion of Jakobson there which connects formalism to Structuralism. (kzbin.info/www/bejne/nKqpgKqAh9dmf5I). I will, however, soon record a video on Eagleton's chapter on Structuralism!

[@MuhammadUsman-sp2qs]

Allah bless u sir. We did not get any point from online classes. This video is very helpful for us.

[@masoodraja]

Thank you. Glad to know that this is of some use to you.

[@amritborah7690]

Thank you so much Sir, understood it easily. Love from India

[@masoodraja]

Thank you. You are so welcome!!

[@AliAhmed-mx2wd]

You are great and I enjoy the lecture, thank you so much ❤

[@masoodraja]

Thank you.

[@AliAhmed-mx2wd]

@@masoodraja Please, Can you explain these books ? 1. The Short Oxford History of English Literature by Andrew Sanders 1999 2. Novel Beginnings: Experiments in Eighteenth-Century English Fiction (Yale Guides to English Literature) by Patricia Meyer Spacks 2006 3. English Romantic Poets: Modern Essays in Criticism by M. H. Abrams 1975 4. A Short History of English Renaissance Drama by Helen Hackett. 2012

[@AliAhmed-mx2wd]

@@masoodraja Because of your very excellent explanation and beautiful information as well, I would like you to explain these books to me if you do not mind 🙏

[@masoodraja]

Thank you. Sorry, these are textbooks for courses. It’s better if your teachers explain these.

[@masoodraja]

Thanks. Please see my reply above.

[@katepacherrez]

Thanks a lot. It is very well explained and catching.

[@masoodraja]

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[@elhassany1]

Great work. Thank you professor.

[@masoodraja]

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[@masoodraja]

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[@annalomax1843]

Very well explained! Thank you for this video.

[@masoodraja]

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[@paramita_kalita9220]

Thank you so much sir ! It was really easy to understand ! Loved it!

[@masoodraja]

Great to know. Thank you.

[@anilla6027]

Thank you so much Sir, it helped me a lot and it got easier for me to understand Sir Eagleton. Thank you!

[@masoodraja]

You are welcome. Please watch the whole series; I have covered the whole book.

[@easiestenglishwithjamilhos9832]

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[@simgedolgun3067]

Thank you so much ,so helpful !

[@masoodraja]

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[@satindersingh8429]

Thanks sir..today is my exam and I am ready to hit six

[@masoodraja]

Thank you. Good luck on your exam.

[@amatolio]

thank you professor

[@masoodraja]

You are very welcome

[@fatememohammadi7898]

thank you so much it was really understandable... would you please give us a lecture on two other essays... one poetry makes nothing happen by George P. Eliot and the other literature makes plenty happen by Seymour Krim.. I'm having the hardest time understanding them

[@masoodraja]

Thank you. Sorry, I mostly restrict myself to my area of expertise and then share broader concepts so that people can develop their own intellectual tools. I have not read these essays, but if I do then I will probably record something on them.

[@kabitatamkhu1745]

Thank you sir for making easy to understand the theory Sir, could you please help in understanding the meaning of literature, the literature and Literature? I am confused in these terms.

[@masoodraja]

Thank you. I have shared my understanding of how Eagleton handles this question. I am afraid that’s the best I can offer as an explanation

[@kabitatamkhu1745]

@@masoodraja sir Can you help differentiate between the literary, Literature and literature?

[@masoodraja]

@@kabitatamkhu1745 As I said above my understanding of it is through Eagleton. The first chapter of the book tackles the problem of shifting and different definitions. You can choose which one you prefer after you read the chapter. I am afraid I don’t have any specific definition.

[@LucianoDuarteJr]

great content and explanation! thank you!

[@masoodraja]

You are welcome.

[@hiddentreasures8633]

Sir, your lectures are very helpful. Thanks a lot sir. May Allah bless you with a long, healthy and happy life.

[@masoodraja]

Thank you so much.

[@rashagobaco8796]

Thank you so much for this! Very informative sir

[@masoodraja]

You are welcome.

[@tocmojanielamarie5453]

Thank you for this. Very useful for me. It's really a big help😊

[@masoodraja]

You are welcome!

[@Letslearnenglish794]

Your lectures in Urdu and then English are very helpful. However, you are requested to teach as to how to apply a theory to a text.

[@masoodraja]

Thank you. Please explore the channels there are videos that address this.

[@mercesjamaicanino3831]

Thank you so much! I've learned a lot from your lecture, Sir! :)))

[@masoodraja]

Thank you. You are welcome.

[@kainatkainatpervez2710]

sir do you agree with Eagleton at all points that he highlights in this book Introduction to literary theories?

[@masoodraja]

Yes, what I agree with is that he brings up each way of thinking about literature but then also provides criticisms of them too. What I do agree with fully is that value is socially and ideologically produced and there is nothing that is ‘naturally’ literary.

[@ramonoviedo4538]

Vey interesting video and, of course, explanation about whta literature is.

[@masoodraja]

Thank you.

[@gdhdhdhsjdjs5646]

Sir, what is the common standards of good literature according to the book of Terry Eagleton?

[@masoodraja]

I suggest watching the video and then reading the chapter and that should give you a rough idea.

[@altamushmalik9719]

There are some essays of literary theory which you didn't cover Female criticism in the wilderness Saussure object of study Juliet Mitchell femininity psychonanlysis Antonio gramsci hegemony and intellectual

[@masoodraja]

Thank you. I am sorry this the best I can do.

[@altamushmalik9719]

Can you complete Juliet Mitchell it will be big help from you

[@masoodraja]

@@altamushmalik9719 Maybe some day when I have time.

[@SomenathMahato]

So , what is the final definition of literature as per Terry Eagleton ?

[@masoodraja]

I guess you will have to read the book. I would say that the value is socially produced.

[@SomenathMahato]

@@masoodraja the more I read the more I get confused

[@masoodraja]

That is a good thing. That means your mind is not settling on simple answers:)

[@SomenathMahato]

@@masoodraja How to recover from it Sir ?

[@masoodraja]

@@SomenathMahato I have no idea. I just keep trying my best.

[@muhammadzeeshan387]

Assalam-o-Alaikum sir Please make some videos in detail About what is Literature and it's division on many basis, for beginners. This video was very helpful❤. Moreover, please suggest a book about introduction to Literature for beginners.

[@masoodraja]

Thank you. Please watch this playlist. It’s a good introduction to literary studies.

[@muhammadfiaz6987]

Very simple and understandable

[@masoodraja]

Great. Thank you.

[@narendrasubedi8194]

Really wonderful interpretation

[@masoodraja]

Thank you. Please pass it on to others.

[@somiali2650]

Super sir!!

[@masoodraja]

Thank you.

[@fourstar-jw4ln]

Good 👍

[@masoodraja]

Thanks

[@roxannaturner6410]

Great video

[@masoodraja]

Roxanna Turner Thank you.

[@rosarioswanson6257]

Gracias/ Thank you!

[@masoodraja]

You're welcome!

thanks❤

[@masoodraja]

Welcome.

[@yoodeet6338]

I do not understand, why focussing on form instead of content is called "self-referential language". Is it the same as meta-language? But isn't meta-language focussed on content?

[@yoodeet6338]

@@masoodraja thank you very much

[@tayyipmostafa3236]

Is there any difference between literature and Literature?

[@masoodraja]

I am not sure. I don’t see the difference but maybe people like Bill Ashcroft and others might theorize it as literature being the one from colonies.

[@tayyipmostafa3236]

@@masoodraja someone told me that when we talk about literature, we mean literature in general. But when we talk about Literature, we mean English literature.

[@masoodraja]

Tayyip Mostafa Could be but I don’t use these terms in this way.

[@alizbookreview1384]

Sir can u plz xplain economic source of consciousness by Engels and Karl Marx

[@masoodraja]

Thank you. I will put it on my list when I start working on Marxism.

[@plutogantz8220]

Thank you!

[@education4146]

Thankyou sir

[@masoodraja]

You are welcome!

[@agirlsays]

Sir, what is Literature for you?

[@masoodraja]

All the things mentioned by Eagleton.

[@nimraahmad6656]

I didnt get the point of pragmatic sir ..Moreover ur lec helped me alot.

[@masoodraja]

Nimra Ahmad By suggesting that literature is a non-pragmatic discourse, what they meant was that literature is not trying to do anything, has no worldly goal or an end, but exists only for itself.

[@mahiiiktk8425]

Sir can u teach us what is an author in urdu?? I like ur english version...plz sir teach us what is an author ..plzzzz sirrr..plzzzz

[@masoodraja]

Thank you. I will put it on my list but am not sure when I will get to it, as I have a lot of other things to do and recording in Urdu takes a lot of work.

[@mahiiiktk8425]

@@masoodraja it is short one as compared to eagleton

[@Viralfanatics]

How does this relate to the Marxist theory of criticism?

[@masoodraja]

Thanks. I am not sure what you mean. I suggest reading the book and seeing how it does relate to Marxism.

[@gertrudeabarentos5172]

Thanks a lot!

[@masoodraja]

Gertrude Abarentos You are welcome.

[@noumansaeed1284]

Allah ap ko kosh raky

[@masoodraja]

thank you.

[@noumansaeed1284]

@@masoodraja welcome

[@minanovkiril]

There's no stable definition of literature, is the best definition I think, however I am on the formalist side with included pragmatic as you say, I would say, political implications, Brecht etc. So, I do not think that literature is ,,as is,, with non pragmatic implications. I'm a writer btw;))

[@masoodraja]

Thank you. Yes, I don’t think any single definition would suffice and that is, in my opinion, Eagleton’s point.