literature

Definition

  • noun: written works (such as poems, plays, and novels) that are considered to be very good and to have lasting importance
  • noun: 'literary' culture
  • synonyms: erudition, learning, belles-lettres

Examples

  • To be knowledgeable about the latest technology, you've got to keep abreast of the (relevant) 'literature'.

  • Her education gave her an appreciation for great 'literature'.

  • Can you send me some 'literature' about your product?

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) I don't like the thought of her with that Spaniard. May I? Yeah, I'm actually a huge Mark Twain fan. I think you can even make the case that all modern American literature comes from Huckleberry Finn. - You box? - No. Not really. No. What're you writing? - A novel. (..)
    2011 Midnight in Paris
  • (..) and maybe show you why you're having so much trouble. I'm having trouble because I'm a Hollywood hack who never gave actual literature a real shot. - Until now. - Please...Gil... Honey, just promise me something. If this book...doesn't pan out, that you'll stop (..)
    2011 Midnight in Paris