Western literature — Introduction 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 ancient times to the present. Diverse as they… … Universalium
Mimesis: The Representation of Reality in Western Literature — (German: Mimesis: Dargestellte Wirklichkeit in der abendländischen Literatur) is a book of literary criticism by Erich Auerbach, and his most well known work. Written while Auerbach was teaching in Istanbul, Turkey, where he fled after being… … Wikipedia
Western fiction — is a genre of literature set in the American Old West between the years of 1860 and 1900. Well known writers of Western fiction include Zane Grey from the early 1900s and Louis L Amour from the mid 20th century. The genre peaked around the early… … Wikipedia
Western Writers of America — Western Writers of America, founded 1953, promotes literature, both fiction and non fiction, pertaining to the American West. Although its founders wrote traditional western fiction, the more than five hundred current members also include… … Wikipedia
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
Western canon — Dante, Homer and Virgil in Raphael s Parnassus fresco (1511), in which the Western canon is visualised The term Western canon denotes a canon of books and, more broadly, music and art that have been the most important and influential in shaping… … Wikipedia
Western culture — For this article s equivalent regarding the East, see Eastern culture. For the Henry Cow album of the same name, see Western Culture (album). Leonardo da Vinci s Vitruvian Man. A symbol of the importance of humanism and empiricism in Western… … Wikipedia
Literature of Burma — The literature of Burma (or Myanmar) spans over a millennium. Burmese literature was historically influenced by Indian and Thai cultures, as seen in many works, such as the Ramayana . The Burmese language, unlike other Southeast Asian languages… … Wikipedia
Literature by country — History of Literature Bronze Age literature Sumerian Egyptian Akkadian Classical literatures … Wikipedia
literature — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. books, belles lettres, letters. See writing. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Artistic production in language] Syn. letters, lore, belles lettres, literary works, literary productions, writing, the humanities,… … English dictionary for students
