literature

Examples

• All

• Especially since I had been a student of foreign language and literature at the university.

  Fiction book (1996)

• He's a teacher of medieval literature.

  Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

• degree in English literature, degree in history.

  Hannah (Sex & Relationships Education)

• So I, I read quite a bit of Russian literature at that time.

• I had taken courses in political science, history, literature, and religious studies.

  Academic text (2011)

• The results strongly suggest that certain approaches to teaching literature are especially effective for certain purposes.

  Academic text (2011)

• Overall, the study indicates that teaching literature with a particular approach does affect student learning and outcomes.

  Academic text (2011)

• Two approaches to teaching literature to adolescents have been well developed over the last 30 years.

  Academic text (2011)

• Bob Blaisdell teaches writing and literature courses in New York City.

  Academic text (2011)

• The novel was nominated for the prestigious Literature Prize of the Nordic Council.

  Fiction book (1995)

Synonyms

W

writing

vsliterature

151 3.1

Books or articles produced by an author

is the broader academic and professional area, not merely an author's output

L

lit

vsliterature

• Informal

12 8.6

A university subject about books and written works

is the formal professional area rather than an informal short form

Compounds

R

Russian literature

3 4.2

Books, stories, and poems from Russia usually written in Russian

C

comparative literature

1 7.3

A study of literature across different languages and cultures

T

travel literature

• Literature

1 4.6

Written stories of journeys to other places and cultures

W

wisdom literature

• Literature

1 8.2

Books from the Bible that give advice about how to live, like Proverbs and Ecclesiastes

B

Bachelor of Literature

5.2

A first university degree in the study of literature

M

Master of Literature

6.5

A degree you study for after university in literature

M

Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System

• Archaic

6.6

A database from the US National Library of Medicine for finding information about medical research articles

O

Old English literature

• Literature

9.9

Writings in Old English from about the 5th to 12th centuries in England, like poems and religious texts

S

Sanskrit literature

9.5

Writings in Sanskrit, especially religious and classical works from India

T

Talmudic literature

9.9

A body of ancient writings by rabbis important to Jewish law and tradition

V

Vedic literature

9.9

Ancient sacred writings of Hinduism written in an old Indian language

How Academic

academia

58 6.4

scholarship

• Formal

43 6.1

literature

74 4.5

literary study

• Literature

1 5.7

writing

151 3.1

Surface Forms

Etymology