Definition: 1. Creative writing of recognized artistic value. 2. The humanistic study of a body of literature. 3. Published writings in a particular style on a particular subject. 4. The profession or art of a writer.
Use 'literature' in a sentence:
1. The literature on immigration policy is almost unrelievedly critical of the state.
2. The book doesn't pretend to be a great work of literature.
3. English literature is a good foundation.
4. Literature can enrich your spiritual life.
5. Some companies have toned down the claims on their promotional literature.
6. She has very eclectic tastes in literature.
7. The girls were given a well-rounded education in science, literature, language, and history.
8. Children's literature is an ideological battleground.
9. At university, Taylor had fallen in with a small clique of literature students.
10. One student commented that she preferred literature to social science.
11. The book is an invaluable aid to teachers of literature.
12. Doctor of Literature (Litt.D.);
13. He was well acquainted with the literature of Latin America.
14. You really seem to enjoy your literature class.
15. My research focuses on the byways of children's literature.
16. It may not be great literature but it certainly had me riveted!
17. Harriet graduated with a first class degree in literature.
18. You can't really appreciate foreign literature in translation.
19. He was passionate about all literature.
20. This work is documented in the scientific literature.
21. Tragic literature dignifies sorrow and disaster.
22. He has an MA in English Literature from Louisiana State University.
23. The subject boasts of an extensive literature.
24. He cared not a whit for the social, political or moral aspects of literature.
25. She lectures in Russian literature.
26. He was without question one of the giants of Japanese literature.
27. It is a tale which has often been retold within West Indian literature.
28. He was shortlisted for the Nobel Prize for literature several times.
29. 'Wuthering Heights' is a central book in the canon of English literature.
30. The book explores the connection between American ethnic and regional literatures.
31. No reference to their existence appears in any literature of the period.
32. Each chapter is referenced, citing literature up to 2004.
33. Teachers are piloting a literature-based reading programme.
34. He was well acquainted with the literature of France, Germany and Holland.
35. I am sending you literature from two other companies that provide a similar service.
36. North American literature is the main theme of this year's festival.
37. It might also be necessary to supply an abstract of the review of the literature as well.
38. Digging further into the medical literature, I found out there was a scientific explanation for all this.
39. In this course we hope to look at literature in the frame of its social and historical context.
40. I was amazed at her knowledge of French literature.
41. Fashions in art and literature come and go.
42. This is no way to encourage a love of literature.
43. I've read all the available literature on keeping rabbits.
44. Her literary criticism focuses on the way great literature suggests ideas.
45. The group wasn't able to interest them in reproducing literature specifically for women.
