The definition of LITERATURE

Literature means the entire writing or essay that contains some good values which are written in beautiful language. It is used for expressing certain thoughts or ideas.

Robert Frost said,” Literature is a performance in words”

Literature is divided into written and oral literature. The literary categories are novel, short story, poem, essay, biography, any other form of writing which is deviated from this general category, drama, painting, calligraphy.

Literature is for pleasure or entertaining, spiritual edification, broadening of knowledge, or may be just to pass time, without anyone forcing us to read them.

Literary theory or Theory of Literature in a strict sense is the systematic study of literature and the methods for analyzing literary work.

Literary theory and literary criticism are interpretive tools that help us think more deeply about the literary work that we read.

The most common or popular critical theory are Structuralism, Genetic Structural Approach, Semiotic, Marxism, Feminism, and Psychoanalysis.