Portal:Literature
Introduction
Literature, as an art form, can also include works in various
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Incunable. Notice the blind-tooled cover, corner bosses, and clasps. (from History of books)A 15th-century
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Gabriel García Márquez, one of the most renowned Latin American writers (from Latin American literature)
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The Frog Prince, 1874. (from Children's literature)
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Tagore illustration of a Hindu myth (from Children's literature)A
- Kings' Fairy Tale, 1909, by
- Illustration from Robert Louis Stevenson's 1883 pirate adventure
- Page from the Blue Quran manuscript, ca. 9th or 10th century CE (from
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Octavio Paz helped to define modern poetry and the Mexican personality. (from Latin American literature)
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Kinder- und Haus-Märchen by the Brothers Grimm (from Children's literature)Pages from the 1819 edition of
- Woman holding wax tablets in the form of the
- The European fairy tale
- 12-metre-high (40 ft) stack of books sculpture at the Berlin
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)The character which means "poetry", in the ancient Chinese
- European output of manuscripts 500–1500 (from
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Jean Miélot writing his compilation of the Miracles of Our Lady, one of his many popular works. (from History of books)An author portrait of
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The Violet Fairy Book (1906)
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Father Frost, testing the heroine before bestowing riches upon her (from Fairy tale)Father Frost acts as a donor in the Russian fairy tale
- The New England Primer (from
- Cutlery for children. Detail showing fairy-tale scenes:
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codex bound in wood and leather with brass plaques worked the corners and in the center, with clasps. (from Medieval literature)Statuta Mutine Reformata, 1420–1485; parchment
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Shah Jahan (from History of books)Folio from the Shah Jahan Album, c. 1620, depicting the Mughal Emperor
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J. K. Rowling reads from her novel Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (from Children's literature)
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Jessie Willcox Smith in a cover illustration of a volume of fairy tales written in the mid to late 19th century. (from Children's literature)A mother reads to her children, depicted by
- The former
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Gabrielle Roy was a notable French Canadian author. (from Canadian literature)
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AOriental Institute at the University of Chicago, inscribed with the text of the poem Inanna and Ebih by the priestess Enheduanna, the first author whose name is known
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Dresden Codex (page 49) (from History of books)
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 1865 (from Children's literature)Illustration from
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A late 18th-century reprint ofComenius, the first children's picture book. (from Children's literature)
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Botticelli's Madonna of the Book (1480) reflects the presence of books in the houses of richer people in his time. (from History of books)The scene in
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César Vallejo, considered by Thomas Merton "the greatest universal poet since Dante" (from Latin American literature)Peruvian poet
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Codex Manesse, a German book from the Middle Ages (from History of books)The
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performs at a bookstore in Boise, Idaho. (from Performance poetry)H. O. Tanager
- Postal stamp of Russia celebrating children's books. (from
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Mahavira, c. 1400 (from History of books)Page from a Jain manuscript depicting the birth of
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John Bauer's illustration of trolls and a princess from a collection of Swedish fairy tales (from Fairy tale)
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Roberto Bolaño is considered to have had the greatest United States impact of any post-Boom author (from Latin American literature)
- A poet with a few enraptured fans (from
- Statue of C. S. Lewis in front of the wardrobe from his Narnia book
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Shanamah (Book of Kings) (from History of books)Folio from a manuscript of the
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The Adventures of Pinocchio (1883) is a canonical piece of children's literature and one of the best-selling books ever published. (from Children's literature)
- European output of books 500–1800 (from
- Natias Neutert performing Diogenes Synopsis as at Künstlerhaus Bethanien Berlin, 1986 (from
- Handwritten notes by
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Minnie the Minx, a character from The Beano. Launched in 1938, the comic is known for its anarchic humour, with Dennis the Menace appearing on the cover. (from Children's literature)Statue of
- Number of children's books titles published by the trade sector in 2020 (from
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Sully Prudhomme (1839–1907) was the first person to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, "in special recognition of his poetic composition, which gives evidence of lofty idealism, artistic perfection, and a rare combination of the qualities of both heart and intellect." (from Nobel Prize in Literature)In 1901, French poet and essayist
- A Chinese bamboo book (from
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Newbery Award winner (from Children's literature)
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Willy Wonka (from Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory), and the Mad Hatter (from Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland) in London (from Children's literature)
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Book of the Dead of Hunefer, c. 1275 BCE, ink and pigments on papyrus, in the British Museum (London) (from History of books)The
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Albert Camus was the first African-born writer to receive the award. (from Nobel Prize in Literature)French author
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Hemingway's telegram in 1954 (the academy has alternately used for Literature and in Literature over the years, the latter becoming the norm today) (from Nobel Prize in Literature)
- The Crescent Moon by
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Ivan Bilibin (1876-1942)'s illustration of the Russian fairy tale about Vasilisa the Beautiful (from Fairy tale)
- Hugo Ball performing at the Cabaret Voltaire (from
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A Little Pretty Pocket-Book, originally published in 1744 (from Children's literature)Newbery's
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Jikji, Selected Teachings of Buddhist Sages and Seon Masters, the earliest known book printed with movable metal type, 1377.Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris. (from History of books)
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- The first page of Beowulf (from
- Photograph of a printing press in Egypt, c. 1922 (from
- European output of printed books c. 1450–1800 (from
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hornbook pictured in Tuer's History of the Horn-Book, 1896. (from Children's literature)An early Mexican
- Estimated medieval output of manuscripts in terms of copies (from
- 1900 edition of the controversial
- Goethe's Italian Journey between September 1786 and May 1788 (from
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Charles G. D. Roberts was a poet that belonged to an informal group known as the Confederation Poets. (from Canadian literature)
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muse of heroic poetry (from History of poetry)
The Diary of a Nobody is an English comic novel written by the brothers George and Weedon Grossmith, with illustrations by the latter. It originated as an intermittent serial in Punch magazine in 1888–89 and first appeared in book form, with extended text and added illustrations, in 1892. The Diary records the daily events in the lives of a London clerk, Charles Pooter, his wife Carrie, his son Lupin, and numerous friends and acquaintances over a period of 15 months.
Although its initial public reception was muted, the Diary came to be recognised by critics as a classic work of humour, and it has never been out of print. It helped to establish a genre of humorous popular fiction based on lower or lower-middle class aspirations, and was the forerunner of numerous fictitious diary novels in the later 20th century. The Diary has been the subject of several stage and screen adaptations, including Ken Russell's "silent film" treatment of 1964, a four-part TV film scripted by Andrew Davies in 2007, and a widely praised stage version in 2011, in which an all-male cast of three played all the parts.