What is literature?

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An Essay on Literature and Its Importance

Literature has been defined by many in different ways . and books offer a variety of meaning for this usually encountered but often ignored term . Very basic is the etymological meaning from the Latin littera meaning `an individual` written character (which is the letter . So as Oxford English Dictionary (1987 ) defines it literally literature means `acquaintance with letters . From this simple meaning , the definition

of literature has developed just as its genre also flourished . Since then , literature comprises of texts of prose both fiction and non-fiction , drama and poetry . These texts can be oral in many parts of the world and exploration of genres of epic , legend and myth , ballad and the folk tale has been widely practice in different countries

My thought of literature has always been William Shakespeare . Well truly the man is an icon or an institution in the literary world , and because many playwrights and other advocate of arts have commended him and used his works as basis of their own respective masterpieces . Having him in mind , one can equate literature as collection of poetry , prose and plays that revolve around a particular , decorated with diverse elements to come up with a colorful picture of both worlds - the real and unreal . Shakespeare has left a legacy in a vast collection of literary writings for all...