Materi Sastra Inggris: Understanding the World of Literature

By learning and enjoying English literature, students will widen their knowledge and visions by understanding more about some great literary works, the life stories of famous authors, and their thoughts. It will also make the students acquainted with their ideas, feelings, and attitudes towards life, man, nature, and God.  

English literature learning also indirectly gives some good guidance to the students since literature is also a means of transformation; indirectly, it may lead the wrong back to the right path, although NOT ALL literary works are preaching and moralizing. 

The readers may (or should) find suitable life lessons regardless of their literary works. These can be philosophical, religious, moralistic, social, etc.

Literature helps us to be (become more) realistic, mature, wise, and humane. It helps understand human sentiments, human interests, human problems, human values, etc. 

It brings us closer to other human beings of the same or different nationalities, cultures, human values, etc. Our lives become more tolerant, more balanced, and fuller. We can sympathize with the sufferings of others. We will admire their endurance, perseverance, and their great motivations. 

Ancient Greek poet Horace (65-8 BC) wrote in his Ars Poetica that poetry must be dulce et utile |pleasant and profitable|, both enjoyable and instructive