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2006-06-19 21:16:19 · 8 answers · asked by thaz 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
history = nonfiction (hopefully)
literature = fiction (probably)
2006-06-19 21:20:07 · answer #1 · answered by zippo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
History is about facts. Facts about the past. Literature is about fiction and about opinion and art, and about the high quality of writing.
Having said that, there are many overlaps. History can be written in such a way that it becomes literature. That is, literature in the sense of being a pleasure to read it, even if you are not a history buff. Also, many fiction writers place their stories in a historical context and provide a lot of insight into the era in which the story is placed. That depends, of course, on how well researched they are. Some of the best literature tells us more about the period in which it is set than the history books of the same period are able to convey.
Let's agree that at best, history and literature should be good friends.
2006-06-20 04:25:02 · answer #2 · answered by auntb93again 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
history is the past life like in the old days of what happened and how they lived and how things came about and literature is the culture that you speak and how you must use it in life and in terms and how to write and stuff like that there is a difference
2006-06-20 04:24:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
History is history and literature is literature. for further details cantact your nearby history/literature professors. Condeeeeeeeeeeetions Applyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.
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2006-06-20 04:22:53 · answer #4 · answered by pon raj 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
History is when you talk about the historical FACTS that happened (some of which are true, some we think are already filtered).
Literature, on the other hand, are stories or nonfictional compilation of works BASED on historical happenings or by pure imagination (or work of art).
2006-06-20 04:23:18 · answer #5 · answered by michelle.c 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ooops! Wonderful question. Why not to ask:what's the difference of engineering and painting? :-)
History: "A record or narrative description of past events"
Litarature: "Creative writing of recognized artistic value"
2006-06-20 04:21:32 · answer #6 · answered by alakit013 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
History has already happened,(WWII), Literature is something that someone has written (Shakesphere)
2006-06-20 04:20:53 · answer #7 · answered by Lora D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
history is what happened,,, literature is what we wrote about it.
2006-06-20 04:21:24 · answer #8 · answered by hippychickz38 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋