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How strict is the definition of “literature”? Does it include religious texts? Political texts? Scientific texts? Philosophical texts? Is science fiction lit
by jleyank 5y ago
How strict is the definition of “literature”? Does it include religious texts? Political texts? Scientific texts? Philosophical texts? Is science fiction literature? All of these have changed history.
Things like Shakespeare and canterbury tales and those in other languages have modified language and blurred stories and politics. So I assume these count?
- bjourne 5y agoFrom the article's opening paragraph: "Books have changed the course of history, but has literature? We should not cheat, by calling, say, the King James Bible a work of literature. Let us discount everything but fiction, drama and poetry."