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literature, a body of written works. The name is
often applied to those imaginative works of poetry and prose distinguished by
the intentions of their authors and the excellence of their execution.
Literature may be classified according to a variety of systems, including
language, national origin, historical period, genre, and subject matter.
Literature is treated in a number of articles. For the nature and scope of
literature, major literary genres and techniques, and trends in literary
criticism, see Literature, The Art
of ; Rhetoric . For a general history of
the literary tradition of the West, see
Literature, The History of Western . For surveys
of the major literatures of the world, see American Literature ;
Australia and New Zealand,
Literatures of ; Belgian
Literature ; Canadian
Literature ; Celtic Literature
; Chinese Literature ; Dutch
Literature ; English
Literature ; French Literature
; German Literature ; Greek
Literature ; Hebrew Literature
; Hungarian Literature ;
Italian Literature ; Japanese
Literature ; Korean Literature
; Latin-American Literature ;
Latin Literature ; Polish
Literature ; Portuguese
Literature ; Russian
Literature ; Scandinavian
Literature ; Spanish
Literature ; Yiddish
Literature . See also African
Arts: Literature and theatre ; Islamic
Arts: Islamic literatures ; Oceanic
Arts: Literature ; South
Asian Arts: Literature ; Southeast
Asian Arts: Literature .
For the literatures of still other nations and those written in a
historically important language or dialect, see
Anglo-Norman literature ; Armenian
literature ; Bulgarian
literature ; Coptic literature
; Estonian literature ;
Ethiopian literature ; Finnish
literature ; Georgian
literature ; Indian literature
; Latvian literature ; Lithuanian
literature ; Provençal literature ; Romanian
literature ; South African
literature ; Swiss literature ; etc.
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