Dec 3, 2025 · Literature is a a body of written works. The name has traditionally been applied to those imaginative works of poetry and prose distinguished by the intentions of their authors and the …

Dec 3, 2025 · The term ‘English literature’ refers to the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles from the 7th century to the present, ranging from drama, …

Nov 14, 2025 · Children’s literature, the body of written works and accompanying illustrations produced in order to entertain or instruct young people. The genre encompasses a wide range of works, …

Western literature is history of literatures in the languages of the Indo-European family, along with a small number of other languages whose cultures became closely associated with the West, from …

Nov 10, 2025 · Romantic literature is the body of written works produced during the Romantic era, a period from the late 18th to the mid-19th century. Notable Romantic writers include William Blake, …

Modernist literature is the body of written works produced during Modernism, a period of experimentation in the arts from the late 19th to the mid-20th century, particularly in the years …

Malayalam literature, body of writing in the Malayalam language of South India. The earliest extant literary work is Ramacharitam (late 12th or early 13th century). In the subsequent period, besides a …

Nov 22, 2025 · Oxygen, a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas essential to living organisms, being taken up by animals, which convert it to carbon dioxide; plants, in turn, utilize carbon dioxide as a source of …

Persian literature, body of writings in New Persian (also called Modern Persian), the form of the Persian language written since the 9th century with a slightly extended form of the Arabic alphabet and with …

Nov 23, 2025 · Because Sanskrit was identified with the Brahminical religion of the Vedas, Buddhism and Jainism adopted other literary languages (Pali and Ardhamagadhi, respectively). From these and …