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Literature is any collection of written work, but it is also used more narrowly for writings specifically considered to be 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.
Literature, as an art form, can also include works in various non-fiction genres, such as biography , diaries , memoirs , letters , and essays . Within its broad definition, literature includes non-fictional books , articles, or other written information on a particular subject. (Full article... )
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Image 1 Folio from the
Shah Jahan Album , c. 1620, depicting the Mughal Emperor
Shah Jahan (from
History of books )
Image 2 An early Mexican
hornbook pictured in Tuer's
History of the Horn-Book , 1896. (from
Children's literature )
Image 3 Page from a Jain manuscript depicting the birth of
Mahavira , c. 1400 (from
History of books )
Image 5 The oldest known love poem. Sumerian
terracotta tablet#2461 from Nippur, Iraq. Ur III period, 2037–2029 BCE. Ancient Orient Museum, Istanbul (from
History of poetry )
Image 6 The New England Primer (from
Children's literature )
Image 7 Woman holding wax tablets in the form of the
codex . Wall painting from
Pompeii , before 79 CE. (from
History of books )
Image 8 Sculpture of
Alfonso Reyes writer of influential pieces of Mexican
surrealism . (from
Latin American literature )
Image 9 Natias Neutert performing
Diogenes Synopsis as at Künstlerhaus Bethanien Berlin, 1986 (from
Performance poetry )
Image 10 A Chinese bamboo book (from
History of books )
Image 12 H. O. Tanager
performs at a bookstore in Boise, Idaho. (from
Performance poetry )
Image 13 European output of books 500–1800 (from
History of books )
Image 14 Kings' Fairy Tale , 1909, by
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (from
Fairy tale )
Image 16 Hop-o'-My-Thumb and the
ogre in an 1865 illustration (from
Fairy tale )
Image 19 An early Chinese
poetics , the
Kǒngzǐ Shīlùn (孔子詩論), discussing the
Shijing (
Classic of Poetry ) (from
History of poetry )
Image 20 A late 18th-century reprint of
Orbis Pictus by
Comenius , the first children's picture book. (from
Children's literature )
Image 21 The
Book of the Dead of
Hunefer , c. 1275 BCE, ink and pigments on papyrus, in the
British Museum (London) (from
History of books )
Image 23 Folio from a manuscript of the
Shanamah (Book of Kings) (from
History of books )
Image 26 The European fairy tale
Little Red Riding Hood and the
Wolf in a painting by
Carl Larsson in 1881. (from
Fairy tale )
Image 27 Page from the
Blue Quran manuscript, ca. 9th or 10th century CE (from
History of books )
Image 28 A
Sumerian clay tablet , currently housed in the
Oriental Institute at the
University of Chicago , inscribed with the text of the poem
Inanna and Ebih by the priestess
Enheduanna , the first author whose name is known
Image 29 Hugo Ball performing at the Cabaret Voltaire (from
Performance poetry )
Image 30 The character which means "poetry", in the ancient Chinese
Great Seal script style. The modern character is
詩 /
诗 (shī). (from
History of poetry )
Image 31 The
Codex Manesse , a German book from the Middle Ages (from
History of books )
Image 32 Peruvian poet
César Vallejo , considered by
Thomas Merton "the greatest universal poet since Dante" (from
Latin American literature )
Image 33 Gabrielle Roy was a notable French Canadian author. (from
Canadian literature )
Image 34 Statuta Mutine Reformata , 1420–1485; parchment
codex bound in wood and leather with brass plaques worked the corners and in the center, with clasps. (from
Medieval literature )
Image 35 Galway Kinnell performing a poetic piece in
Vermont (from
Performance poetry )
Image 36 The philosopher
Confucius was influential in the developed approach to poetry and
ancient music theory . (from
History of poetry )
Image 37 Father Frost acts as a donor in the Russian fairy tale
Father Frost , testing the heroine before bestowing riches upon her (from
Fairy tale )
Image 38 European output of manuscripts 500–1500 (from
History of books )
Image 39 A 15th-century
Incunable . Notice the blind-tooled cover, corner bosses, and clasps. (from
History of books )
Image 40 Postal stamp of Russia celebrating children's books. (from
Children's literature )
Image 41 Gabriel García Márquez , one of the most renowned Latin American writers (from
Latin American literature )
Image 42 Jikji ,
Selected Teachings of Buddhist Sages and Seon Masters , the earliest known book printed with movable metal type, 1377.
Bibliothèque Nationale de France , Paris. (from
History of books )
Image 43 The first page of
Beowulf (from
Medieval literature )
Image 44 The scene in
Botticelli 's
Madonna of the Book (1480) reflects the presence of books in the houses of richer people in his time. (from
History of books )
Image 45 French author
Albert Camus was the first African-born writer to receive the award. (from
Nobel Prize in Literature )
Image 46 Octavio Paz helped to define modern poetry and the Mexican personality. (from
Latin American literature )
Image 50 Statue of
Minnie the Minx , a character from
The Beano . Launched in 1938, the comic is known for its anarchic humour, with
Dennis the Menace appearing on the cover. (from
Children's literature )
Image 52 A picture by
Gustave Doré of
Mother Goose reading written (literary) fairy tales (from
Fairy tale )
Image 53 Calliope , the
muse of heroic poetry (from
History of poetry )
Image 54 Hemingway's telegram in 1954 (the academy has alternately used
for Literature and
in Literature over the years, the latter becoming the norm today) (from
Nobel Prize in Literature )
Image 55 Statue of C. S. Lewis in front of the wardrobe from his Narnia book
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (from
Children's literature )
Image 56 The Adventures of Pinocchio (1883) is a canonical piece of children's literature and
one of the best-selling books ever published. (from
Children's literature )
Image 57 The Crescent Moon by
Rabindranath Tagore illus. by
Nandalal Bose , Macmillan 1913 (from
Children's literature )
Image 58 European output of printed books c. 1450–1800 (from
History of books )
Image 59 In 1901, French poet and essayist
Sully Prudhomme (1839–1907) was the first person to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, "in special recognition of his poetic composition, which gives evidence of lofty idealism, artistic perfection, and a rare combination of the qualities of both heart and intellect." (from
Nobel Prize in Literature )
Image 60 A
Tagore illustration of a Hindu myth (from
Children's literature )
Image 61 Illustration from Robert Louis Stevenson's 1883 pirate adventure
Treasure Island (from
Children's literature )
Image 62 An author portrait of
Jean Miélot writing his compilation of the
Miracles of Our Lady , one of his many popular works. (from
History of books )
Image 63 Newbery's
A Little Pretty Pocket-Book , originally published in 1744 (from
Children's literature )
Image 64 Goethe's Italian Journey between September 1786 and May 1788 (from
Travel literature )
Image 65 Photograph of a printing press in Egypt, c. 1922 (from
History of books )
Image 66 Number of children's books titles published by the trade sector in 2020 (from
Children's literature )
Image 67 John Bauer 's illustration of trolls and a princess from a collection of Swedish fairy tales (from
Fairy tale )
Image 68 12-metre-high (40 ft) sculpture of a stack of books at the Berlin
Walk of Ideas , commemorating the
invention of modern book printing (from
History of books )
Image 69 A poet with a few enraptured fans (from
Performance poetry )
Image 70 Estimated medieval output of manuscripts in terms of copies (from
Medieval literature )
Image 71 Cutlery for children. Detail showing fairy-tale scenes:
Snow White ,
Little Red Riding Hood ,
Hansel and Gretel . (from
Fairy tale )
Image 72 Pages from the 1819 edition of
Kinder- und Haus-Märchen by the Brothers Grimm (from
Children's literature )
Image 73 Roberto Bolaño is considered to have had the greatest United States impact of any post-Boom author (from
Latin American literature )
Image 74 Charles G. D. Roberts was a poet that belonged to an informal group known as the
Confederation Poets . (from
Canadian literature )
Image 75 Two people dressed up in costumes inspired by
Willy Wonka (from Roald Dahl's
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ), and the
Hatter (from Lewis Carroll's
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland ) in London (from
Children's literature )
Image 76 A mother reads to her children in a mid- to late 19th century
lithograph by
Jessie Willcox Smith . (from
Children's literature )
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