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2 de set. de 2009 · Literature (from the Latin Littera meaning 'letters' and referring to an acquaintance with the written word) is the written work of a specific culture, sub-culture, religion, philosophy or the study of such written work which may appear in poetry or in prose.
- Joshua J. Mark
22 de mai. de 2024 · All of the world’s classic surveys of history can stand as noble examples of the art of literature, but most historical works and studies today are not written primarily with literary excellence in mind, though they may possess it, as it were, by accident.
- Kenneth Rexroth
The history of literature is the historical development of writings in prose or poetry that attempt to provide entertainment or education to the reader, as well as the development of the literary techniques used in the communication of these pieces. Not all writings constitute literature.
22 de mai. de 2024 · The term ‘English literature’ refers to the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles from the 7th century to the present, ranging from drama, poetry, and fiction to autobiography and historical writing.
Summary. World literature dwells in our time and in times past. As a treasured heritage of artistic expression in oral, visual, and written forms, it is an indelible part of the story of evolution of human civilization. As a scholarly field, however, world literature has had a rather sporadic presence in the disciplinary landscape of modern ...
1 What Is Literature and Why Do We Study It? Literary criticism—the formal study of literature—has ancient roots. From Aristotle’s Poetics to ibn al Mu’tazz’s Kitab al Badi, ancient and medieval scholars were just as curious as we are about what makes something literature. Is it the subject matter? The language? The imagery?
This article ends up analyzing how history is canonized as literature in the American culture. What is the significance of early American historical writing, and for whom or what should this body of writing be important?
