Literature

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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.

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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

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