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Literature, at its most basic, is using words with creativity. Rebekah Send a noteboard - 25/02/2010 07:40:18 PM
Books, plays, poems, songs (can be), short stories. They're all literature. Graphic novels are too, I think.

Films are not because the dialogue is not the most important thing. Films are a different art form.

Video games are not for the same reason.

Newspapers and non-fiction are not literature because they're not about creativity. They're about truth (or are supposed to be ;)).
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The Quickpoll got me thinking. Or: What is literature? - 25/02/2010 07:04:44 PM 627 Views
Literature, at its most basic, is using words with creativity. - 25/02/2010 07:40:18 PM 458 Views
Yep I agree. *NM* - 26/02/2010 08:16:17 PM 194 Views
how about those text based video-games? - 25/02/2010 09:22:47 PM 483 Views
On that note, - 26/02/2010 08:12:51 PM 410 Views
yes, comic books/graphic novels are literature - 02/03/2010 03:28:58 AM 447 Views
Definitions of what literature is change all the time - 02/03/2010 01:17:38 PM 423 Views
Literary, perhaps. - 02/03/2010 01:23:33 PM 403 Views
I am not sure what you mean by the distinction. *NM* - 02/03/2010 01:24:26 PM 183 Views
Re: I am not sure what you mean by the distinction. - 02/03/2010 06:22:08 PM 450 Views
Re: I am not sure what you mean by the distinction. - 02/03/2010 06:27:39 PM 435 Views
I know. - 02/03/2010 06:29:42 PM 422 Views
Re: I know. - 02/03/2010 09:11:55 PM 419 Views
Re: I know. - 02/03/2010 09:40:36 PM 404 Views

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