WHAT IS LITERATURE? (APAKAH SASTRA ITU?)

1. Literature: written works with artistic value: written works, e.g. fiction, poetry, drama, and criticism, that are recognized as having important or permanent artistic value.

2. Literature: body of written works: the body of written works of a culture, language, people, or period of time.

3. Literature: writings on subject: the body of published work concerned with a particular subject scientific literature.

4. Literature: body of music: the body of musical compositions for a particular instrument or group of instruments.

5. Literature: printed information: printed matter such as brochures or flyers that give information the company's promotional literature

6. Literature: production of literary works: the creation of literary work, especially as an art or occupation.
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7. Literature is a term used to describe written or spoken material. Broadly speaking, "literature" is used to describe anything from creative writing to more technical or scientific works, but the term is most commonly used to refer to works of the creative imagination, including works of poetry, drama, fiction, and nonfiction.
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8. Literature: the production of literary work especially as an occupation3 a (1): writings in prose or verse ; especially : writings having excellence of form or expression and expressing ideas of permanent or universal interest (2): an example of such writings b: the body of written works produced in a particular language, country, or age c: the body of writings on a particular subject d: printed matter (as leaflets or circulars) 4: the aggregate of a usually specified type of musical compositions
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