Connections between Literature and Other Disciplines

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"[A] decent chemist is twenty times more use than any poet "
Ivan Turgenev, Fathers and Sons
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There is a strong tendency to think of literature as removed from the "real" world

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There is a strong tendency to think of literature as removed from the "real" world
Neither writers or readers have ever acted as if this was the case.

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There is a strong tendency to think of literature as removed from the "real" 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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Tom Lewis
Back to the Future: A Note on Literature, Ideology, and Knowledge

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Religion / Theology
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Jesus spoke in parables (stories)

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The rst book Gutenberg printed was the Bible

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Sermons are considered a literary genre

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The Bible is often read as literature

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Mythology comes from the spiritual beliefs of ancient peoples

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Moral criticism is a longstanding approach to literature in the eld of literary theory.

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Science / Technology
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Jules Verne wrote about space exploration and landing on the moon long before it actually happened.

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A system based on the telephone (newly invented in Twain's time) that would allow us to share information around the world.

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H. G. Wells predicted the atomic 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
Beginning with Plato's dialogues, philosophers have used literature to dramatize and illustrate their ideas.

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Sociology / Political Science

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Many literary works have had a strong impact on social policy

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Many literary works have had a strong impact on social policy

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Many literary works have had a strong impact on social policy

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Many literary works have had a strong impact on social policy

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Many literary works have had a strong impact on social policy

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Many literary works have had a strong impact on social policy

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Many literary works have had a strong impact on social policy

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Many literary works have had a strong impact on social policy

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Many literary works have had a strong impact 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

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