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Literature can be described as all of the following: Communication – activity of conveying information. Communication requires a sender, a message, and an intended recipient, although the receiver need not be present or aware of the sender's intent to communicate at the time of communication; thus communication can occur across vast distances in time and space.
English literature is literature written in the English language from the English-speaking world.The English language has developed over more than 1,400 years. [1] The earliest forms of English, a set of Anglo-Frisian dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the fifth century, are called Old English.
Literature (outline) – prose, written oral, including fiction and non-fiction, drama and poetry. List of Literary or Writing Genres – writing genres are determined by narrative technique, tone, content, and sometimes length
A Chart of General Literature, from the earliest times, embracing a complete outline of English literature, with the prominent writers of other nations; Chart of Ancient Literature, Philadelphia, J. M. Stoddart & Co., 1875; A Hand Book of Euglish and American Literature, Philadelphia, Eldridge & Bro., 1882
Prominent atheist figures such as the late Christopher Hitchens and Richard Dawkins have praised the King James Version as being "a giant step in the maturing of English literature" and "a great work of literature", respectively, with Dawkins adding: "A native speaker of English who has never read a word of the King James Bible is verging on ...
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The first edition of The Norton Anthology of English Literature, printed in 1962, comprised two volumes.Also printed in 1962 was a single-volume derivative edition, called The Norton Anthology of English Literature: Major Authors Edition, which contained reprintings with some additions and changes including 28 of the major authors appearing in the original edition.