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What is Literature?


Definition
lit·er·a·ture [líttərəchər, líttrəchər, líttərə chr]
noun
1.
written works with artistic value: written works, e.g. fiction, poetry,
drama, and criticism, that are recognized as having important or permanent artistic value
2.
body of written works: the body of written works of a culture, language,
people, or period of time
·  Russian literature
3.
writings on subject: the body of published work concerned with a 
particular subject
·  scientific literature
4.
body of music: the body of musical compositions for a particular instrument or
group of instruments
·  literature for the piano
5.
printed information: printed matter such as brochures or flyers that give
information
· the company's promotional literature
6.
production of literary works: the creation of literary work, especially as an art or occupation                                                                       Microsoft® Encarta® 2009


Literature (from Latin litterae (plural); letter) is the art of written, and is
not bound to published sources (although, under circumstances unpublished sources can be exempt). Literally translated, the word literature means "acquaintance with letters" (as in the "arts and letters"). The two major classification of literature are poetry and prose. Wikipedia

 
Art is imaginative and Literature is creative.
Understanding Literature means distinguishing between two words:
Imparts Knowledge or Moral Convictions



Such as : A picture of a house by an artist and an architect’s plan and A great tragedy that compels us that we feel moved.

Universal Characteristics of Literature

 

According to R J Rees Literature may be good, bad or indifferent;
but good literature will have the same if not all, of all the following
qualities psychological truth or holding the mirror up to the nature..
Craftsmanship
 
                           Literature

Comments

  1. Well done. You have presented your views quite graphically. It is good to read when things are presented graphically.
    Well, would you like to throw some more light on 'Art is imaginative and Literature is creative'? Explain this idea through 'comments'.

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  2. Thank You for commenting Sir,

    Your comments are truly enlightening. I'll give my best to explore the topic.

    Imagination is passive to the powers of reason and order. Art involves mere replication of the real, a craft rather than an unique act of creation. Human imagination is linked to the power and value of art.

    Shelley puts it: "Reason is to Imagination as the instrument is to the agent, as the body to the spirit, as the shadow to the substance"

    Literature as a creative endeavor is thus described by Shelley as a most basic "expression of the Imagination"

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  3. Hey! Parth,
    Well-structured graphical representation of ideas in impactful manner...elaborative explanation in the comments too. Keep it up!!
    -Rima

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