Bayreuth, Germany

Literature in the Cultural Context

Literatur im kulturellen Kontext

Master's
Language: GermanStudies in German
Subject area: humanities
Qualification: Master
Kind of studies: full-time studies
University website: www.uni-bayreuth.de
Literature
Literature, most generically, is any body of written works. More restrictively, literature writing is considered to be an art form, or any single writing deemed to have artistic or intellectual value, often due to deploying language in ways that differ from ordinary usage.
Literature
Literature is news that stays news.
Ezra Pound, ABC of Reading (1934), Ch. 8
Literature
The death of Dr. Hudson is a loss to the republick of letters.
William King, letter (Jan. 7, 1719). Same phrase occurs in the Spectator. Commonwealth of letters is used by Addison, Spectator, No. 529. Nov. 6, 1712.
Literature
La mode d'aimer Racine passera comme la mode du café.
The fashion of liking Racine will pass away like that of coffee.
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