Noun

Singular literature

Plural literatures

literature (plural literatures)

  1. The body of all written works.
  2. The collected creative writing of a nation, people, group, or culture.
  3. All the papers, treatises, etc. published in academic journals on a particular subject.
  4. Written fiction of a high standard.
    SF is rarely literature because the characters are so poorly realised. - Adam Cadre

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Mon Jul 6 13:11:06 2009

Literature is the art of written works. Literally translated, the word means "acquaintance with letters" (from Latin littera letter), and therefore the academic study of literature is known as Letters (as in the phrase "Arts and Letters"). In Western culture the most basic written literary types include fiction and nonfiction.

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Mon Jul 6 01:08:55 2009

How can we let make people appreciate literature especially poetry?
Q. Literature has often been taken for granted by other people. Although other subjects such as math, science, etc. are considered as the harder subjects, literature has been often ignored and, at times, resented by people rather than appreciating it for its unique artistic view.
Asked by Aya Ople - Fri Oct 12 05:44:47 2007 - - 8 Answers - 0 Comments

A. You cannot "make" people appreciate something just because you do. They will either like it or not. As long as you enjoy it...then it should not bother you what other people choose to appreciate. Not everyone likes opera, or theater...but for those who do...they go and enjoy
Answered by candleinthewind7579 - Fri Oct 12 05:48:55 2007

What character from literature should I diagnose?
Q. For my psych class I have to diagnose a character from literature. Who do you think I should do? I don't want someone too easy but I don't want it to be a character no one knows.
Asked by The Tribe - Tue Apr 29 02:19:53 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments
How did the invention of the printing press affect literature during the Italian Renaissance?
Q. How did the invention of the printing press affect literature and the spread of ideas during the Italian Renaissance?
Asked by margaritafelicity - Tue Apr 1 05:48:44 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Before the printing press was invented the only people that could afford any type of book were very rich people (not that there was a ton of literature at this point). The printing press made books more affordable. But even bigger than that was the boom in literature created - before the majority of ALL literature had to do with the Roman Catholic church. Monks re-copied entire works - the most popular being the Bible, it would obviously take a very long time. Not to mention it would have been written in Latin. It wasn't until the printing press and Martin Luther came along that the Bible was out in languages OTHER than Latin. When other could read the Bible for themselves that is when they started disagreeing with the church (Martin… [cont.]
Answered by woolf2024 - Tue Apr 1 06:00:31 2008

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Sun Jul 12 14:51:12 2009

Quotes regarding Literature

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  • That doesn't matter. Don't you give up on this [library] card. Because books can be solid gold. Yeah, the great ones have gotten us through the nights for centuries. Just give a writer an hour to hook you and if he can't wish him the best of luck and find someone else.
    • Anthony Hopkins, Hearts in Atlantis movie
  • La literatura es una batalla silenciosa en la que uno ha de ganar, o de perder; palmo a palmo, un territorio quo no es suyo con armas que no le pertenecen.
(Literature is a silent battle in which everyone has to win or lose, a territory that is not yours, not with weapons that belong to him.)
  • Juan José Millás

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  • [Literature is] an organised violence committed on ordinary speech.
    • Roman Jakobson
  • From the moment I picked up your book until I laid it down I was convulsed with laughter. Someday I intend to read it.
    • Groucho Marx on Dawn Ginsbergh's Revenge by Sidney J. Perelman
  • Henry James writes fiction as if it were a painful duty.
  • If my books had been any worse I should not have been invited to Hollywood, and if they had been any better I should not have come.
  • It's not that he 'bites off more than he can chew' but he chews more than he bites off.
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in film and special topics such as The Literature of Madness and the Irrational are also offered for students who like to explore other unique approaches to literature For a detailed description of the English department s literature courses refer to the College catalogue After consulting the list of courses offered feel free to stop

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French Friday: Cubist Literature Words & Eggs
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Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:53:29 GM

Just came across these fabulous t-shirts and bags over at Cubist . Literature. , where you can also find scads of other rad tees, handknit gloves and scarves, cool shoulder bags, and a bunch of other cool things with their stellar ...

What Was I Reading?: This Week's Best Sellers
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Your Thoughts:Post in the comments and let me know which of these books you've read, which you plan to, which you are going to avoid like a plague of locusts. Posted by . Literature. Crazy at 6:40 AM. Labels: best seller ...

The Boswellians: I like my literature with pictures.
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The Boswellians: I like my literature with pictures.

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Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:53:00 GM

Recently, writers have been drifting across the borders of regular . literature. and graphic novels. Neil Gaiman, author of the Newberry-winnin​g The Graveyard Book, accumulated a massive fan base for his ten-part comic epic The Sandman, ...

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