What do you define literature as?

Question

In your opinion what do you define literature as?


-please no dumb answers thank you

Answer 1

Literature - Writing which contains deep meaning, especially in characters, and the expression of the author's view.

Anything else is a book in my opinion.

Answer 2

Literature is literally "an acquaintance with letters" as in the first sense given in the Oxford English Dictionary (from the Latin littera meaning "an individual written character (letter)"). The term has generally come to identify a collection of texts. The word "literature" as a common noun can refer to any form of writing, such as essays or poetry; "Literature" as a proper noun refers to a whole body of literary work, world-wide or relating to a specific culture.

Answer 3

lit·er·a·ture

lit·er·a·ture [líttərəchər, líttrəchər, líttərə chr]
n
1. written works with artistic value: written works such as 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 specific subject: the body of published work concerned with a particular subject
scientific literature

4. printed information: printed matter that gives information, in the form of, for example, brochures or flyers
5. production of literary works: the creation of literary work, especially as an art or occupation


[14th century. Via Old French from Latin litteratura , from litteratus “lettered” (see literate).]
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Answer 4

Literature is the game of the author.A game made of words,phrases and metaphors.

Answer 5

A written story - the 'value' of which is purely subjective and contextual.

Answer 6

The films that the books are made into, of course.

Answer 7

help to understand about own cotin in live.