[[Image:Narnia books.jpg|right|thumb|230px|The Chronicles of Narnia]]
[[Image:Narnia books.jpg|right|thumb|230px|The Chronicles of Narnia]]
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'''Literature''' consists of writings whose value lies in the beauty of form or emotional effect.” <ref>The Concise Oxford Dictionary</ref> Traditionally, this encompasses such diverse forms of expression as [[novel]]s, [[poetry]], and others. [[Literary criticism]] is usually itself considered a form of literature.
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'''Literature''' as an [[art]], consists of writings whose value lies in the beauty of form or emotional effect.” <ref>The Concise Oxford Dictionary</ref> Traditionally, this encompasses such diverse forms of expression as [[novel]]s, [[poetry]], and others. [[Literary criticism]] is usually itself considered a form of literature.