Literature
Literature is a body of (usually) written works related by subject-matter, by language or place of origin, or by dominant cultural standards. Literally translated, the word means "acquaintance with letters". In Western culture the most basic literary types include poetry and prose, fiction and non-fiction.
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| Nobel Prize in Literature - http://nobelprizes.com/nobel/literature/ A comprehensive web list of Nobel Prize laureates in literature, at the Nobel Prize internet archive. - [Read more] |
| Today in Literature - http://www.todayinliterature.com Today in Literature began in 2001, the naïve idea of an English teacher on leave from the classroom. It was a weekly radio series in Canada before moving to the internet. It is now an independent website and subscription service, with over 25,000 visitors a day and subscribers in virtually every country in the world. - [Read more] |
| Online Literature - http://www.online-literature.com We offer searchable online literature for the student, educator, or enthusiast. We currently have over 1900 full books and over 3000 short stories and poems by over 250 authors. - [Read more] |
| ClassicAuthors.net - http://www.classicauthors.net At Great Literature On-line, we are dedicated to adding free, HTML formatted e-text for your reading enjoyment. If you are a student, be sure to check out our links page for each author, especially if you are doing research. - [Read more] |
| Literature.org - http://www.literature.org On this site you will find the full and unabridged texts of classic works of English literature. Fiction from authors like Lewis Carroll, the Bronte sisters (Anne, Charlotte and Emily), Jack London, Mark Twain, Charles Dickens and many others, and classic scientific works from Charles Darwin and Rene Descartes. - [Read more] |
Latest News
National seminar on Indian English Literature from Feb 5 - Palanpur, Feb 1 (UNI) A two-day national seminar on Indian English Literature will be held at G D Modi College of Arts here from February 5.India Ink: Myth and Fiction at the Jaipur Literature Festival - William Dalrymple writes about the Salman Rushdie controversy.
Wislawa Szymborska dies at 88; Nobel-winning Polish poet - Wislawa Szymborska won the literature prize in 1996 and wrote about the nature of the soul, totalitarianism and death — with beguiling clarity and a sense of wonder. During a five-decade career, Polish poet Wislawa Szymborska had so rarely appeared in public that a newspaper dubbed her the "Greta Garbo of poetry" after the notoriously private actress.
