literature
polysemous term referring to a written art form, and the set of all literary works
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Summary
literature is a type of arts[1]. literature draws 17,335 Wikipedia views per month (type of arts category, ranking #8 of 31).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: class[3], group of works[4]
- Subclass of: art[5], class[6], literary work[7]
- Part of: language arts[8]
- Commons category: Literature[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Literature[10]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Literature[11]
- Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], Otto's encyclopedia[13], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[15], Gujin Tushu Jicheng[16], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[17], Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[18], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[19], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20], The New Student's Reference Work[21], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[22], Basque Literature Terms Dictionary[23]
- Topic has template: Template:Literature[24]
- Has characteristic: literary genre[25], literary form[26], literary style[27], mode[28]
- Different from: Literatūra[29], Literature[30]
- Studied by: literary criticism[31], literary studies[32], sociology of literature[33], humanities[34]
- Has part(s) of the class: literary work[35]
- Union of: list of values as qualifiers[36]
- Exact match: http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/subjectcode/01010000[37]
- Permanent duplicated item: Q27131939[38]
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Influence
Things named for literature include Twitterature[39], a blend word[40].
Why It Matters
literature has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] literature is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]
Entities named for literature include Twitterature[39], a blend word[40].