We are surrounded by literature on a regular basis and it approaches us in many ways and forms. Often literature is presented to us as a series of words that simply fill the pages, words that contain deeper meaning which requires our own interpretations. Plato once though that books were not only “for mindless pleasure but an aid to bringing the soul-circuit, when it had gotten out of tune, into order and harmony with itself.” It is known that the great works of literature have had an overreaching impact as through literature we can gain the experience form another person’s point of view and see the world from the protagonists’ or narrator’s eyes. Biblotherapy is considered a break-through due to its treatment for those suffering depression.
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With literature readily available to us, a reader can be braced with the opportunity to see the world from another’s perspective. Texts from the past remind us of the human condition, everlasting human truths and themes in which we can still learn from today. Through reading we get to see the world from another person’s point of view, take Around the World in Eighty Days. Phileas Fogg is a rich English gentleman, who ends up travelling the world and as he does so, we get to read about the people he meets in different parts of the world, without leaving the comfort of our homes. Through texts like this we can learn more about different races of people and how interactions have evolved over the years. This, I find, is crucial to us as our world is becoming smaller and our need for knowledge of others is more and more vital. Additionally, we can learn more from the characters in literature. Macbeth portrays the idea of greed being a fundamental aspect of like and how ambition can consume us to an extent where we do the unexplainable. Although Macbeth was written during the Elizabethan times, the themes and ideas that are presented are still relatable and relevant to the modern day. The reader can learn from the protagonist’s mistakes and relate it to their everyday life. Similar to Macbeth, ambitious leaders like Hitler and Stalin were both consumed with ambition to …show more content…
As scientifically proven, the effects of literature are useful for helping those suffering depression and anxiety issues. In the article The Reading Cure publish on The Guardian in 2008, Morrison had interviewed a woman who believed that “Reading pushes pain away into a place where it no longer seems important.” She carried onto say, “There is a world inside books which you can enter and explore, where you can focus on something other than your own problems.” Biblotherapy is an old concept of library science, which was first officially documented in the 1930’s. Earlier evidence showed the Ancient Greeks maintaining the psychological and spiritual importance of literature as they felt it was a “healing place for the soul.” Biblotherapy was at the peak of its popularity during WWII as soldiers had a lot of time on their hands while they recuperated, the extensive therapy helped many of those who suffered posttraumatic stress disorders. Literature offers the opportunity for us readers to forget and escape from the daily pressures of our lives, they allow us to lose ourselves within the pages of any selected text. Our mental health can easily affect our day to day life, but with literature we can de-stress and un-clutter our thoughts and prevent the onset of dementia. In a journal published in 2008, they recommended that supportive literature was to be at schools as it would address the real life
With literature readily available to us, a reader can be braced with the opportunity to see the world from another’s perspective. Texts from the past remind us of the human condition, everlasting human truths and themes in which we can still learn from today. Through reading we get to see the world from another person’s point of view, take Around the World in Eighty Days. Phileas Fogg is a rich English gentleman, who ends up travelling the world and as he does so, we get to read about the people he meets in different parts of the world, without leaving the comfort of our homes. Through texts like this we can learn more about different races of people and how interactions have evolved over the years. This, I find, is crucial to us as our world is becoming smaller and our need for knowledge of others is more and more vital. Additionally, we can learn more from the characters in literature. Macbeth portrays the idea of greed being a fundamental aspect of like and how ambition can consume us to an extent where we do the unexplainable. Although Macbeth was written during the Elizabethan times, the themes and ideas that are presented are still relatable and relevant to the modern day. The reader can learn from the protagonist’s mistakes and relate it to their everyday life. Similar to Macbeth, ambitious leaders like Hitler and Stalin were both consumed with ambition to …show more content…
As scientifically proven, the effects of literature are useful for helping those suffering depression and anxiety issues. In the article The Reading Cure publish on The Guardian in 2008, Morrison had interviewed a woman who believed that “Reading pushes pain away into a place where it no longer seems important.” She carried onto say, “There is a world inside books which you can enter and explore, where you can focus on something other than your own problems.” Biblotherapy is an old concept of library science, which was first officially documented in the 1930’s. Earlier evidence showed the Ancient Greeks maintaining the psychological and spiritual importance of literature as they felt it was a “healing place for the soul.” Biblotherapy was at the peak of its popularity during WWII as soldiers had a lot of time on their hands while they recuperated, the extensive therapy helped many of those who suffered posttraumatic stress disorders. Literature offers the opportunity for us readers to forget and escape from the daily pressures of our lives, they allow us to lose ourselves within the pages of any selected text. Our mental health can easily affect our day to day life, but with literature we can de-stress and un-clutter our thoughts and prevent the onset of dementia. In a journal published in 2008, they recommended that supportive literature was to be at schools as it would address the real life