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
).
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
).
*MySmiley*
Also known as kazetaran
"The Daleks on the bus say exter-min-ate" Taran 9-3-2012
Also known as kazetaran
"The Daleks on the bus say exter-min-ate" Taran 9-3-2012
The Quickpoll got me thinking. Or: What is literature?
- 25/02/2010 07:04:44 PM
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Literature, at its most basic, is using words with creativity.
- 25/02/2010 07:40:18 PM
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Yep I agree. *NM*
- 26/02/2010 08:16:17 PM
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how about those text based video-games?
- 25/02/2010 09:22:47 PM
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On that note,
- 26/02/2010 08:12:51 PM
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I'm inclined to believe literary novels are RPG texts for solo play.
- 27/02/2010 10:07:56 PM
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roleplaying CAN be literary, if you want to put the effort into it; depends on the players and GM
- 02/03/2010 03:56:49 AM
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Definitions of what literature is change all the time
- 02/03/2010 01:17:38 PM
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Literary, perhaps.
- 02/03/2010 01:23:33 PM
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I am not sure what you mean by the distinction. *NM*
- 02/03/2010 01:24:26 PM
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Re: I am not sure what you mean by the distinction.
- 02/03/2010 06:22:08 PM
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Re: I am not sure what you mean by the distinction.
- 02/03/2010 06:27:39 PM
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