Portal:Literature
Introduction
Literature is any collection of written work, but it is also used more narrowly for writings specifically considered to be an art form, especially novels, plays, and poems, and including both print and digital writing. In recent centuries, the definition has expanded to include oral literature, much of which has been transcribed. Literature is a method of recording, preserving, and transmitting knowledge and entertainment, and can also have a social, psychological, spiritual, or political role.
Literature, as an art form, can also include works in various non-fiction genres, such as biography, diaries, memoir, letters, and essays. Within its broad definition, literature includes non-fictional books, articles or other written information on a particular subject. (Full article...)
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Hemingway's telegram in 1954 (the academy has alternately used for Literature and in Literature over the years, the latter becoming the norm today) (from Nobel Prize in Literature)
- Natias Neutert performing Diogenes Synopsis as at Künstlerhaus Bethanien Berlin, 1986 (from
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The Violet Fairy Book (1906)
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Minnie the Minx, a character from The Beano. Launched in 1938, the comic is known for its anarchic humour, with Dennis the Menace appearing on the cover. (from Children's literature)Statue of
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Ivan Bilibin (1876–1942)'s illustration of the Russian fairy tale about Vasilisa the Beautiful (from Fairy tale)
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Father Frost, testing the heroine before bestowing riches upon her (from Fairy tale)Father Frost acts as a donor in the Russian fairy tale
- Estimated medieval output of manuscripts in terms of copies (from
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Albert Camus was the first African-born writer to receive the award. (from Nobel Prize in Literature)French author
- European output of printed books c. 1450–1800 (from
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Tagore illustration of a Hindu myth (from Children's literature)A
- Statue of C. S. Lewis in front of the wardrobe from his Narnia book
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Willy Wonka (from Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), and the Hatter (from Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland) in London (from Children's literature)Two people dressed up in costumes inspired by
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Codex Manesse, a German book from the Middle Ages (from History of books)The
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Mahavira, c. 1400 (from History of books)Page from a Jain manuscript depicting the birth of
- Goethe's Italian Journey between September 1786 and May 1788 (from
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John Bauer's illustration of trolls and a princess from a collection of Swedish fairy tales (from Fairy tale)
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Dresden Codex (page 49) (from History of books)
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Roberto Bolaño is considered to have had the greatest United States impact of any post-Boom author (from Latin American literature)
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The Adventures of Pinocchio (1883) is a canonical piece of children's literature and one of the best-selling books ever published. (from Children's literature)
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- Cutlery for children. Detail showing fairy-tale scenes:
- Number of children's books titles published by the trade sector in 2020 (from
- A Chinese bamboo book (from
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A Little Pretty Pocket-Book, originally published in 1744 (from Children's literature)Newbery's
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Sumerian clay tablet, currently housed in the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago, inscribed with the text of the poem Inanna and Ebih by the priestess Enheduanna, the first author whose name is knownA
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Short story writer Alice Munro won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2013. (from Canadian literature)
- Page from the Blue Quran manuscript, ca. 9th or 10th century CE (from
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- The character which means "poetry", in the ancient Chinese
- Postal stamp of Russia celebrating children's books. (from
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César Vallejo, considered by Thomas Merton "the greatest universal poet since Dante" (from Latin American literature)Peruvian poet
- European output of manuscripts 500–1500 (from
- European output of books 500–1800 (from
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Jean Miélot writing his compilation of the Miracles of Our Lady, one of his many popular works. (from History of books)An author portrait of
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Kinder- und Haus-Märchen by the Brothers Grimm (from Children's literature)Pages from the 1819 edition of
- Hugo Ball performing at the Cabaret Voltaire (from
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Walter Crane's chromolithograph illustration for The Frog Prince, 1874. (from Children's literature)
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codex bound in wood and leather with brass plaques worked the corners and in the center, with clasps. (from Medieval literature)Statuta Mutine Reformata, 1420–1485; parchment
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Shanamah (Book of Kings) (from History of books)Folio from a manuscript of the
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Incunable. Notice the blind-tooled cover, corner bosses, and clasps. (from History of books)A 15th-century
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Shah Jahan (from History of books)Folio from the Shah Jahan Album, c. 1620, depicting the Mughal Emperor
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Botticelli's Madonna of the Book (1480) reflects the presence of books in the houses of richer people in his time. (from History of books)The scene in
- A poet with a few enraptured fans (from
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Gabriel García Márquez, one of the most renowned Latin American writers (from Latin American literature)
- 12-metre-high (40 ft) stack of books sculpture at the Berlin
- Kings' Fairy Tale, 1909, by
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Octavio Paz helped to define modern poetry and the Mexican personality. (from Latin American literature)
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Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris. (from History of books)Jikji, Selected Teachings of Buddhist Sages and Seon Masters, the earliest known book printed with movable metal type, 1377.
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Sully Prudhomme (1839–1907) was the first person to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, "in special recognition of his poetic composition, which gives evidence of lofty idealism, artistic perfection, and a rare combination of the qualities of both heart and intellect." (from Nobel Prize in Literature)In 1901, French poet and essayist
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Jessie Willcox Smith in a cover illustration of a volume of fairy tales written in the mid to late 19th century. (from Children's literature)A mother reads to her children, depicted by
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Gabrielle Roy was a notable French Canadian author. (from Canadian literature)
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performs at a bookstore in Boise, Idaho. (from Performance poetry)H. O. Tanager
- Photograph of a printing press in Egypt, c. 1922 (from
- 1900 edition of the controversial
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The Story of Mankind (1921) by Hendrik van Loon, 1st Newbery Award winner (from Children's literature)
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J. K. Rowling reads from her novel Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (from Children's literature)
- The New England Primer (from
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 1865 (from Children's literature)Illustration from
- The Crescent Moon by
- Illustration from Robert Louis Stevenson's 1883 pirate adventure
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Book of the Dead of Hunefer, c. 1275 BCE, ink and pigments on papyrus, in the British Museum (London) (from History of books)The
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- The first page of Beowulf (from
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hornbook pictured in Tuer's History of the Horn-Book, 1896. (from Children's literature)An early Mexican
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Charles G. D. Roberts was a poet that belonged to an informal group known as the Confederation Poets. (from Canadian literature)
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