Literature
noun
Written works, especially those considered as having artistic or intellectual value.
She is studying English literature at university.
Often appears as...
- world literature
- classic literature
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Academic
noun
Printed materials, such as books, articles, and brochures, giving information or promoting a product.
The company produced a new brochure as part of their sales literature.
Often appears as...
- sales literature
- promotional literature
noun
Books and articles about a specific subject.
There is a body of literature about the treatment of depression.
Often appears as...
- medical literature
- research literature
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Academic
noun
The profession of being a writer.
She decided to dedicate herself to literature.
Often appears as...
- pursue literature
- study literature
noun
Written works, especially those considered as having artistic or intellectual value.
She is studying English literature at university.
Often appears as...
- world literature
- classic literature
Usage tips
Academic
noun
Printed materials, such as books, articles, and brochures, giving information or promoting a product.
The company produced a new brochure as part of their sales literature.
Often appears as...
- sales literature
- promotional literature
noun
Books and articles about a specific subject.
There is a body of literature about the treatment of depression.
Often appears as...
- medical literature
- research literature
Usage tips
Academic
noun
The profession of being a writer.
She decided to dedicate herself to literature.
Often appears as...
- pursue literature
- study literature
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Pro Tip 1/3Artistic Value
Focus on the creative and cultural significance, not just any written work.
Shakespeare's plays are highly regarded in English literature.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Textbooks
Literature often excludes ordinary textbooks and manuals.
Math textbooks are educational, but not considered literature.
Pro Tip 3/3Historical Context
Understanding the era of a work helps appreciate its literature better.
To grasp Victorian literature, learn about 19th-century England.
Pro Tip 1/3Artistic Value
Focus on the creative and cultural significance, not just any written work.
Shakespeare's plays are highly regarded in English literature.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Textbooks
Literature often excludes ordinary textbooks and manuals.
Math textbooks are educational, but not considered literature.
Pro Tip 3/3Historical Context
Understanding the era of a work helps appreciate its literature better.
To grasp Victorian literature, learn about 19th-century England.
Pro Tip 1/3Artistic Value
Focus on the creative and cultural significance, not just any written work.
Shakespeare's plays are highly regarded in English literature.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Textbooks
Literature often excludes ordinary textbooks and manuals.
Math textbooks are educational, but not considered literature.
Pro Tip 3/3Historical Context
Understanding the era of a work helps appreciate its literature better.
To grasp Victorian literature, learn about 19th-century England.
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The negative impacts of being overweight were not even noted in medical literature until as late as the 18th century. Then, technological advances coupled with public health measures resulted in the betterment of the quantity, quality, and variety of food.
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and its mouth is actually like a parrot like a macaw that could take a quarter sized chunk of meat out of their prey these are animals that i when i read the literature before i went out to photograph him it said they will eat anything that moves so um
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communicating with naturalist all over the world but by post which took weeks to meet different people and to produce at the end this very beautifully written book the last paragraph of this book you know is is a great piece of literature
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So many people in distress have said this, but why? What kind of hero do we need and do we even really even need a hero at all? Well, if you look at any piece of literature written for page, script, or stage, the answer is yes!
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on the smell of human feet, until we came across a remarkable statement in the literature that said that cheese smells after feet rather than the reverse. Think of it. And this triggered us to do a remarkable experiment.
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and by education in ritual, literature, and history. A person cultivated in this way works to help others, guiding them by moral inspiration rather than brute force. To put his philosophy into practice,
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The peer review process can also be strengthened to more efficiently weed out weak papers prior to publication. And we could temper the pressure to find big results by publishing more papers that fail to confirm the original hypothesis, an event that happens far more than current scientific literature suggests.
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The history of tattoos -...
added decoration to their penal tattoos, with designs borrowed from woodblock prints, popular literature and mythical spirtual iconography. Yakuza gangs viewed their outsider tattoos as signs of lifelong loyalty and courage. After all, they lasted forever and it really hurt to get them.
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Love and hormones PIPE...
these are constantly in contact with each other the nature nurture argument is over it should be dead nevertheless there's patterns to nature and there's patterns to culture so I began by studying I by going through all of the academic literature looking for
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What is obesity? - Mia...
The negative impacts of being overweight were not even noted in medical literature until as late as the 18th century. Then, technological advances coupled with public health measures resulted in the betterment of the quantity, quality, and variety of food.
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The Amazing Squid PIPE Nat...
and its mouth is actually like a parrot like a macaw that could take a quarter sized chunk of meat out of their prey these are animals that i when i read the literature before i went out to photograph him it said they will eat anything that moves so um
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How does the Nobel Peace...
it came as a surprise that his fortune was to be used for five prizes in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, and peace. These prizes illustrated his lifelong commitment to sciences and his passion for literature. But what about peace?
Video examples
Sir David Attenborough...
communicating with naturalist all over the world but by post which took weeks to meet different people and to produce at the end this very beautifully written book the last paragraph of this book you know is is a great piece of literature
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A host of heroes - April...
So many people in distress have said this, but why? What kind of hero do we need and do we even really even need a hero at all? Well, if you look at any piece of literature written for page, script, or stage, the answer is yes!
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Bart Knols: Cheese, dogs...
on the smell of human feet, until we came across a remarkable statement in the literature that said that cheese smells after feet rather than the reverse. Think of it. And this triggered us to do a remarkable experiment.
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Who was Confucius? -...
and by education in ritual, literature, and history. A person cultivated in this way works to help others, guiding them by moral inspiration rather than brute force. To put his philosophy into practice,
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Paulo Coelho
Brazilian Novelist
What I can say is that all my characters are searching for their souls, because they are my mirrors. I'm someone who is constantly trying to understand my place in the world, and literature is the best way that I found in order to see myself.
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Oscar Wilde
Irish Poet
The Lady's World' should be made the recognized organ for the expression of women's opinions on all subjects of literature, art and modern life, and yet it should be a magazine that men could read with pleasure.
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Jim Rohn
American Businessman
The reason that fiction is more interesting than any other form of literature, to those who really like to study people, is that in fiction the author can really tell the truth without humiliating himself.
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T. S. Eliot
American Poet
Our high respect for a well read person is praise enough for literature.
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Charles Bukowski
American Author
Those who have been writing literature have not been writing life.
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Wallace Stevens
American Poet
As life grows more terrible, its literature grows more terrible.
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Azar Nafisi
Iranian Writer
My passion has always been books and literature, and teaching.
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Jose Carreras
Spanish Musician
I've always said that music is like literature.
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Naguib Mahfouz
Egyptian Novelist
Without literature my life would be miserable.
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Annie Dillard
American Author
The writer studies literature, not the world.
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Paulo Coelho
Brazilian Novelist
What I can say is that all my characters are searching for their souls, because they are my mirrors. I'm someone who is constantly trying to understand my place in the world, and literature is the best way that I found in order to see myself.
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Oscar Wilde
Irish Poet
The Lady's World' should be made the recognized organ for the expression of women's opinions on all subjects of literature, art and modern life, and yet it should be a magazine that men could read with pleasure.
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Jim Rohn
American Businessman
The reason that fiction is more interesting than any other form of literature, to those who really like to study people, is that in fiction the author can really tell the truth without humiliating himself.
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T. S. Eliot
American Poet
Our high respect for a well read person is praise enough for literature.
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Charles Bukowski
American Author
Those who have been writing literature have not been writing life.
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Wallace Stevens
American Poet
As life grows more terrible, its literature grows more terrible.
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Azar Nafisi
Iranian Writer
My passion has always been books and literature, and teaching.
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Jose Carreras
Spanish Musician
I've always said that music is like literature.
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Naguib Mahfouz
Egyptian Novelist
Without literature my life would be miserable.
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Annie Dillard
American Author
The writer studies literature, not the world.
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