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Connections between

Literature and OtherDisciplines

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Ivan Turgenev, Fathers and Sons

"[A] decent chemist is twentytimes more use than any poet "



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There is a strong tendency to think of

literature as removed from the "real"

world



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world

Neither writers or readers

have ever acted as if this

was the case.



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world

Neither writers or readers

have ever acted as if this

was the case.

Literature has always been

closely tied to the evolution

and dissemination of religion,

history, education, values,and political ideologies.



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Back to the Future: A Note on Literature, Ideology, andKnowledge

Tom Lewis



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Religion / Theology



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Jesus spoke in parables (stories)Tuesday, September 25, 12


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The first book Gutenberg

printed was the BibleTuesday, September 25, 12


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Sermons are considered

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The Bible is often readas literature



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Mythology comes from thespiritual beliefs of ancient

peoples



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Moral criticism is alongstanding

approach toliterature in the field

of literary theory.



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Science / Technology



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Jules Verne wroteabout space

exploration and

landing on themoon long before

it actually

happened.



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H. G. Wells predicted theatomic bomb in 1914 (decades

before it was built)



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Star Trek

Flip phones

Wireless

Tablets



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Philosophy



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Philosophy



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Sociology / PoliticalScience



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Many literary works

have had a strongimpact on social policy



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Pick a subject that interests you

and come up with a list of literary

works related to this subject. Historical Fiction

Social Justice Novels

Popular Characters with

Disabilities

Political Ideas in Science Fiction

Psychological Novels

Math in the Movies
http://world.std.com/~reinhold/mathmovies.htmlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Psychological_novelshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Psychological_novelshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_ideas_in_science_fictionhttp://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/characters-with-disabilitieshttp://www.goodreads.com/genres/social-justice-novelshttp://world.std.com/~reinhold/mathmovies.htmlhttp://world.std.com/~reinhold/mathmovies.htmlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Psychological_novelshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Psychological_novelshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_ideas_in_science_fictionhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_ideas_in_science_fictionhttp://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/characters-with-disabilitieshttp://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/characters-with-disabilitieshttp://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/characters-with-disabilitieshttp://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/characters-with-disabilitieshttp://www.goodreads.com/genres/social-justice-novelshttp://www.goodreads.com/genres/social-justice-novelshttp://www.goodreads.com/genres/historical-fictionhttp://www.goodreads.com/genres/historical-fiction

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