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Literatureconsists of written productions, often restricting to those deemed to have artistic or

intellectual value. Its Latin root literatura/litteratura(derived itself from littera, letter or

handwriting) was used to refer to all written accounts, but intertwined with the roman concept of

cultura: learning or cultivation. Literature often uses language differently than ordinary language

(see literariness). Literature can be classified according to whether it isfictionor non-fictionand

whether it ispoetryorprose it can be further distinguished according to ma!or forms such as the

novel, short storyor drama and wor"s are often categorised according to historical periods or

their adherence to certainaestheticfeatures or e#pectations (genre).

$he concept has changed meaning over time: nowadays it can broaden to include non-written

verbal art forms, and thus it is difficult to agree on its origin, which can be paired with that of

language or writing itself. %evelopments in print

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