Literature
E57997
Literature is the body of written works, especially those considered to have artistic or intellectual value, encompassing genres such as poetry, fiction, drama, and essays across cultures and historical periods.
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Academic discipline
ⓘ
Art form ⓘ Cultural practice ⓘ Written work ⓘ |
| analyzedBy | Literary theory ⓘ |
| evaluatedBy | Literary criticism ⓘ |
| existsAcross | Historical periods ⓘ |
| existsIn | All major cultures ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalForm | Literary canon ⓘ |
| hasDefinition | Body of written works with artistic or intellectual value ⓘ |
| hasForm |
Drama text
ⓘ
Prose ⓘ Verse ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
Cultural preservation
ⓘ
Education ⓘ Entertainment ⓘ Identity formation ⓘ Moral reflection ⓘ Social critique ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
Biography
ⓘ
Comedy ⓘ Drama ⓘ Epic ⓘ Essay ⓘ Fiction ⓘ Lyric poetry ⓘ Memoir ⓘ Nonfiction ⓘ Novel ⓘ Poetry ⓘ Satire ⓘ Short story ⓘ Tragedy ⓘ |
| hasMedium | Written language ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
Aesthetic dimension
ⓘ
Artistic value ⓘ Cultural specificity ⓘ Historical situatedness ⓘ Intellectual value ⓘ Intertextuality ⓘ Narrativity ⓘ Use of figurative language ⓘ |
| hasSubfield |
Children's literature
ⓘ
Contemporary literature ⓘ Digital literature ⓘ Medieval literature ⓘ Modernism ⓘ
surface form:
Modernist literature
Postcolonial literature ⓘ Renaissance literature ⓘ World literature ⓘ |
| includes | Oral traditions when transcribed ⓘ |
| influences |
Political thought
ⓘ
Popular culture ⓘ Social movements ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Art
ⓘ
History ⓘ Language ⓘ Philosophy ⓘ Religion ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Comparative literature
ⓘ
Cultural studies ⓘ Literary studies ⓘ Philology ⓘ |
| usedIn |
School curricula
ⓘ
University education ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.