American literature

literature written by Americans or related to the United States
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American literature

Summary

American literature is a sub-set of literature[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of sub_set_of_literature entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,673 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • American literature is in the country of United States[3].
  • American literature's instance of is recorded as sub-set of literature[4].
  • American literature's instance of is recorded as academic discipline[5].
  • American literature is a type of Western literature[6].
  • American literature is part of North American literature[7].
  • American literature's Commons category is recorded as Literature of the United States[8].
  • American literature's topic's main category is recorded as Category:American literature[9].
  • American literature's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:American literature[10].
  • American literature's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • American literature's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • American literature's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[13].
  • American literature's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14].
  • American literature's described by source is recorded as The American Cyclopædia[15].
  • American literature's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[16].
  • American literature's described by source is recorded as Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • American literature's studied by is recorded as American literature[18].
  • American literature's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[19].

Body

Geography

American literature is in the country of United States[3]. It is part of North American literature[7].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include sub-set of literature[4] and academic discipline[5].

Why It Matters

American literature ranks in the top 1% of sub_set_of_literature entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,673 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

It has been cited as an influence by Kentucky Colonel[22], a title of honor[23], in United States[24], founded in 1875[25].

FAQs

Who did American literature influence?

American literature has been cited as an influence by Kentucky Colonel[22].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [22] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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