id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-56 Literature - Wikipedia .html text/html 9217 1308 65 Literature broadly is any collection of written work, but it is also used more narrowly for writings specifically considered to be an art form, especially prose fiction, drama, and poetry.[4] In recent centuries, the definition has expanded to include oral literature, much of which has been transcribed.[5] Literature is a method of recording, preserving, and transmitting knowledge and entertainment. Psychologist Hogan argues for the value of the time and emotion that a person devotes to understanding a character's situation in literature;[92] that it can unite a large community by provoking universal emotions, as well as allowing readers access to different cultures, and new emotional experiences.[93] One study, for example, suggested that the presence of familiar cultural values in literary texts played an important impact on the performance of minority students.[94] ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-56.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-56.txt