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44 sectionsContents
- Definitions
- History
- Oral literature
- Oratory
- Writing
- Early written literature
- Publishing
- University discipline
- In England
- America
- Women and literature
- Children's literature
- Study and criticism
- Literary theory
- Literary fiction
- The value of imaginative literature
- Aesthetic value
- The influence of religious texts
- Types
- Poetry
- Prose
- Novel
- Novella
- Short story
- Graphic novel
- Electronic literature
- Non-fiction
- Drama
- Law
- Law and literature
- Copyright
- United Kingdom
- United States
- European Union
- Copyright in communist countries
- Copyright in Japan
- Censorship
- Awards
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
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Literature is any collection of written work. The term is also used more narrowly for writings considered an art form, especially novels, plays, and poems. It includes both print and digital writing. In recent centuries, the definition has expanded to include oral literature, much of which has been transcribed. Literature is a method of recording, preserving, and transmitting knowledge and entertainment. It can also have a social, psychological, spiritual, or political role.