The Role of Universality in Literature

Introduction

Literature is great because of its universality. It is powerful enough to supersede the narrow interests of a class in favor of humanity as a whole. It does not deal with the specific society of a specific community, but with the society of man as a whole. For this reason literature that appealed to the people through the spoken word has a greater appeal than which appeals through the written word, which may not reach all men. Universality in literature connotes the appeal to the widest human interests and the simplest emotions.

Hamlet

Hamlet in writing by ...