literature

littérature

Récits, poèmes et autres œuvres de création écrites par un peuple ou dans une culture.

En anglais simple : The stories, poems, and other creative writing produced by a particular people or culture.

• She studies English literature.
• This course explores modern Japanese literature.
• His novels changed the direction of Turkish literature.

Synonymes : letters

Expressions courantes : English literature, French literature, study literature

littérature

Ensemble de toutes les œuvres écrites.

En anglais simple : All written works considered together.

• Literature records centuries of human thought.
• Printing made literature available to more people.
• Much early literature survives only in fragments.

Synonymes : writing, written works

Expressions courantes : written literature, ancient literature, all literature