Literature: Definition and Forms

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What does literature encompass in a narrow sense?

  • Oral literature and transcribed writings
  • Prose, fiction, drama, and poetry (correct)
  • Print and digital writing
  • Non-fiction genres like biography and essays

What is the etymological origin of the term 'literature'?

  • Arabic adab 'literary arts'
  • Sanskrit kavya 'poetry'
  • Latin litera/littera 'letter' (correct)
  • Greek logos 'knowledge'

What is a method of recording, preserving, and transmitting knowledge and entertainment?

  • Literature (correct)
  • Digital writing
  • Oral storytelling
  • Print technology

What has literature's definition expanded to include in recent centuries?

<p>Oral literature (orature) (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Syd Field, what did he describe screenwriting as?

<p>A craft that occasionally rises to the level of art. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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