The basis of literature is life.
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Authentic quotations from Premchand on literature, language, story-writing, novels, art, criticism, society, and the writer's role. Browse 20 authentic quotes by Munshi Premchand on literature — available in both Hindi and English with sources from his famous works.
Literature is the creation of man; therefore it is intelligible, accessible, and limited by bounds.
Literature is accountable to man.
The true pleasure of literature is founded on beauty and truth.
The purpose of literature is to reveal and create that higher joy which comes from beauty and truth.
Literature is concerned less with intellect than with emotions.
For the intellect there is philosophy, science and ethics; for emotions there are poetry, the novel and poetic prose.
The foundation of literature is the beauty of emotions; beyond this, whatever there is cannot be called literature.
The story is a creation whose purpose is to portray one aspect of life or one emotion.
Its characters, style and plot should all reinforce that one emotion.
A story does not attempt to present human life in its entirety and breadth as a novel does.
The story is like a single flowerpot in which the beauty of one plant is seen in its fullest form.
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