Literature: Definition and Forms
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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)</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.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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