What is literature?

Our first task as a class is to determine what literature is, and what it is not. In order to do this well we must make our selves more knowledgeable on what others determine literature to be. Please review these articles before coming to class on Friday, August 24th. Bring to class your notes or annotations of the articles and your 1-2 sentence definition of the article.

Articles for Review:
Webster's Definition
What is literature?
What is Literature and What Can Be Gained by It?
Literature 101: Really, what is literature?