what is literature? the true value of literature?

Answer 1

Mark Y is 100% right.

The value of literature is the same as the value of visual art or music. It is an art and an expression of the thoughts and feelings of the artist. If you see a picture or sculpture you like and connect with, the artist has been successful. If you see a film and enjoy it or are inspired to think or explore, the artists that created it are successful. The same is true of a poem, a short story or a novel.

Answer 2

*creative writing of recognized artistic value
*the humanistic study of a body of literature
*published writings in a particular style on a particular subject; "the technical literature"; "one aspect of Waterloo has not yet been treated in the literature"
*the profession or art of a writer; "her place in literature is secure"
*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. ...
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