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| − | '''Literature''' | + | '''Literature''' it is “writings whose value lies in the beauty of form or emotional effect.” (The Concise Oxford Dictionary). |
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| + | ''The art of literature is not reducible to the words on the page; they are there because of the craft of writing. As an art, literature is the organization of words to give pleasure; through them it elevates and transforms experience; through them it functions in society as a continuing symbolic criticism of values.'' [http://www.bopsecrets.org/rexroth/essays/literature.htm The Art of Literature] Encyclopaedia Britannica. | ||
| + | </blockquote> | ||
| − | + | The content of literature is as limitless as the desire of human beings to communicate. | |
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| + | == See also == | ||
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| + | *[[Spanish Golden Age]] | ||
| + | *[[Liberal Arts college]] | ||
| + | *[[World History Lecture One]] | ||
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| + | == External links == | ||
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| + | *[http://www.literature.org/ An Online Library of Literature] | ||
| + | *[http://www.dmoz.org/Arts/Literature/ Literature] Open Directory. | ||
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| + | [[Category:Literature]] | ||
Revision as of 02:43, August 29, 2007
Literature it is “writings whose value lies in the beauty of form or emotional effect.” (The Concise Oxford Dictionary).
The art of literature is not reducible to the words on the page; they are there because of the craft of writing. As an art, literature is the organization of words to give pleasure; through them it elevates and transforms experience; through them it functions in society as a continuing symbolic criticism of values. The Art of Literature Encyclopaedia Britannica.
The content of literature is as limitless as the desire of human beings to communicate.
See also
External links
- An Online Library of Literature
- Literature Open Directory.