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CONVENTIONAL
DEFINITIONS OF LITERATURE
printed matter of any kind
sincere expression of human thoughts & feelings
imaginative representation of life and nature
(Aristotle)
a literary culture
collection of writings with excellence and beauty of
form expressing ideas of permanent or universal
interest
re-shaping of human experience in artistic form
collective body of literary productions upon given
subjects, embracing the entire results of knowledge
and fancy preserved in writing
ALTERNATIVE DEFINITIONS
OF LITERATURE