literature
literature
/ˈlɪ tə rə tʃər/
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Definition(s):
- (n) creative writing of recognized artistic value
- (n) the humanistic study of a body of literature
- (n) published writings in a particular style on a particular subject
- (n) the profession or art of a writer
Usage(s):
- All literature has always been the scene of acrimonious battles between scholars and critics.
- Her literature spans five decades of turmoil in her country.
- With so many books going digital and available free on the internet, literature is breaking free.
News
Malta Mediterranean Literature Festival
Top writers and musicians from seven countries, including gritty Welsh novelist Niall Griffiths, Maltese poet Victor Fenech, and Lebanese novelist Hyam Yared, will perform at this year’s fifth edition of the Malta Mediterranean Literature Festival on Thursday 9, Friday 10 and Saturday 11th September, 2010, at the Garden of Rest in Floriana, close to the Floriana Central Public.on 2010/09/03 Source: Malta Star- Several hundred children's and young adult booklovers and educators are meeting Sept. 25 for a day of literature and learning.on 2010/09/01 Source: The Naperville Sun
Tearful Isabel Allende gets Chile's National Literature Prize
Santiago - Chilean author Isabel Allende was in tears Thursday, as she received the South American country's National Literature Prize. The prestigious prize - which the late Chilean author Gabriela Mistral obtained six years after receiving the Nobel Prize for Literature - generated great debate in Chile, pitting those who support Allende's work against those who argue that she writes ...on 2010/09/02 Source: EARTHtimes.org
Quotes
- "Of course there is powerful literature in all big cultures, but you can't get away from the fact that Europe still is the center of the literary world ...... not the United States," Engdahl said in the interview Tuesday.on Oct 3, 2008 By: Horace Engdahl Source: Newsweek
- "Not only has Harold Pinter written some of the outstanding plays of his time, he has also blown fresh air into the musty attic of conventional English literature, by insisting that everything he does has a public and political dimension," said...on Oct 13, 2005 By: David Hare Source: CBS News
- "Our intent is to help shift the public perception of science, so that people realize that science is as important as art, literature, film, theater," Greene said.on May 31, 2005 By: Brian Greene Source: Orlando Sentinel
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