An Overview of the Nature and Value of Literature

Abstract

Literature is considered as the mirror of social life, because literature is the artistic inspiration (reflection) of the realities of social life, which is depicted through language, because literature gives an artistic drawing and reflection to an event consciously. Inside the human there are Emotions, compassion and sympathy, it is literature that stirs up human emotions and encourages them to act. In a general sense, literature is a special form of drawing and depicting social ideals, which grows and develops according to the conditions of the historical position, time and environment. means, literature is to express one's feelings and perceptions or the words of the heart through good words and to put them in the mind of the listener. Literature is defined as language in Pashto, while All sciences and arts are expressed through language.

Literature depicts different aspects of human life, such as: thoughts, ideas, happiness, concerns, perceptions, views, stories, myths, stories related to life, etc. The topic of the literature is human According to Ulfat Sahib, (seek only human in poetry and literature.) Because on the one hand, literature portrays reality; Objective from reality, which takes the material of the event from life, reality and truth; and it is related to the environment of human life. As the light of the sun appears to be white, it is actually seven colors; Literature also shows its side in the same way. If the salt of literature is combined in writing and speech, it affects everyone, everyone likes it, the literary price is higher than the scientific and philosophical price; As a result, it can be said that literature is the salt of life; According to Mr. Ulfat Speech: search for human only in poetry and literature, and Russian literary expert calls the literature as the textbook of life. The language, culture and ethics of a nation are preserved through poetry and literature.