Humanities

===Literature===
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[[File:First Folio.jpg|thumb|[[Shakespeare]] wrote some of the most acclaimed works in [[English literature]].]] '''Literature''' is a term that does not have a universally accepted definition, but which has variably included all written work; writing that possesses literary merit; and language that emphasizes its own literary features, as opposed to [[ordinary language]]. [[Etymology|Etymologically]] the term derives from the [[Latin]] word literatura''/litteratura'' which means "writing formed with letters", although some definitions include [[Oral literature|spoken or sung texts]]. Literature can be classified as [[fiction]] or [[non-fiction]]; [[poetry]] or [[prose]]. It can be further distinguished according to major forms such as the [[novel]], [[short story]] or [[drama]]; and works are often categorised according to historical periods, or according to their adherence to certain [[Aesthetics|aesthetic]] features or expectations ([[genre]]).