literature：释义

The body of written works of a language, period, or culture.

Imaginative or creative writing, especially of recognized artistic value:"Literature must be an analysis of experience and a synthesis of the findings into a unity"(Rebecca West).

The art or occupation of a literary writer.

The body of written work produced by scholars or researchers in a given field: medical literature.

Printed material: collected all the available literature on the subject.

Music All the compositions of a certain kind or for a specific instrument or ensemble: the symphonic literature.