Outline of literature

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to literature:

See also: Index of literature articles

Literature – prose, written or oral, including fiction and non-fiction, drama, and poetry. See also: outline of poetry.

What type of thing is literature?

Literature can be described as all of the following:

  • Communication – activity of conveying information. Communication requires a sender, a message, and an intended recipient, although the receiver need not be present or aware of the sender's intent to communicate at the time of communication; thus communication can occur across vast distances in time and space.
    • Written communication (writing) – representation of language in a textual medium through the use of a set of signs or symbols (known as a writing system).[1]
  • Subdivision of culture – shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices that characterizes an institution, organization, or group.
    • One of the arts – imaginative, creative, or nonscientific branch of knowledge, especially as studied academically.[2]

Essence of literature

Forms of literature
See also: Literary genre

Oral literary genres

Oral literature

Written literary genres
Main articles: Poetry and Prose

Non-fiction

Non-fiction

Fiction genres

Fiction

Inspirational fiction (religious literature) –


Literature by region and country

Asia

Europe
See also: Western literature

Middle East and North Africa

North and South America

Oceania

Sub-saharan Africa
See also: African literature

History of literature

History of literature

Literature by era

Literature by century

Literature by year

General literature concepts
See also: Index of literary terms and Glossary of poetry terms

Literary awards

Persons influential in the field of literature

Literature creation

Literature distribution

See also

References
  1. Peter T. Daniels, "The Study of Writing Systems", in The World's Writing Systems, ed. Bright and Daniels, p. 3
  2. the arts. CollinsDictionary.com. Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 11th Edition. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
  3. Oxford English Dictionary (2d edition, 1989), s.v. Limerick.
    Vaughn, Stanton. Limerick Lyrics. 1900. Retrieved from .
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