Literature

Literature

Of or pertaining to the art of writing in any form or style, most especially published works.

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literary criticism

Literature; Genre

Literary criticism is the study, evaluation, and interpretation of literature. Modern literary criticism is often informed by literary theory, which is the philosophical ...

literary fiction

Literature; Genre

Literary fiction is a term principally used for certain fictional works that are claimed to hold literary merit. Despite the fact that all genres have works that are well written, ...

literary genre

Literature; Genre

A literary genre is a category of literary composition. Genres may be determined by literary technique, tone, content, or even (as in the case of fiction) length. The distinctions ...

literary magazine

Literature; Genre

A literary magazine is a periodical devoted to literature in a broad sense. Literary magazines usually publish short stories, poetry and essays along with literary criticism, book ...

literary technique

Literature; Genre

A literary technique (also known as literary device) is any method an author uses to convey his or her message. This distinguishes them from literary elements, which exist ...

literary nonsense

Literature; Genre

Literary nonsense (or nonsense literature) is a broad categorization of literature that uses sensical and nonsensical elements to defy language conventions or logical reasoning. ...

literary theory

Literature; Genre

Literary theory in a strict sense is the systematic study of the nature of literature and of the methods for analyzing literature. However, literary scholarship since the 19th ...