ĭefinitions of literature have varied over time it is a "culturally relative definition". Concepts of what is literature change over time as well. In fact, the only thing that is certain about defining literature is that the definition will change. Most attempted definitions are broad and vague, and they inevitably change over time. The quest to discover a definition for "literature" is a road that is much travelled, though the point of arrival, if ever reached, is seldom satisfactory. Simon and Delyse Ryan begin their attempt to answer the question "What is Literature?" with the observation: There have been various attempts to define "literature". Developments in print technology have allowed an evergrowing distribution and proliferation of written works, culminating in electronic literature. The concept has changed meaning over time: nowadays it can broaden to include non-written verbal art forms, and thus it is difficult to agree on its origin, which can be paired with that of language or writing itself. Literature can be classified according to whether it is fiction or non-fiction and whether it is poetry or prose it can be further distinguished according to major forms such as the novel, short story or drama and works are often categorized according to historical periods or their adherence to certain aesthetic features or expectations ( genre).
Its Latin root literatura/ litteratura (derived itself from littera: letter or handwriting) was used to refer to all written accounts, though contemporary definitions extend the term to include texts that are spoken or sung ( oral literature). More restrictively, it is writing considered as an art form or any single writing deemed to have artistic or intellectual value, often due to deploying language in ways that differ from ordinary usage. Literature, in its broadest sense, is any single body of written works.
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