classic literature

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• literature — 01. We had to read about 30 different novels by different authors in my American [literature] course. 02. The book certainly isn t great [literature], but the story was really exciting. 03. The most recent scientific [literature] available on… …   Grammatical examples in English

• Classic Judaism — or classical Judaism represents a theology comprising a unique set of discernible styles, modes, forms, and content prevalent from the year 70 until the 19th century, styles rooted in classical Jewish thought as found in classical rabbinic… …   Wikipedia

• Classic — Clas sic (kl[a^]s s[i^]k), Classical Clas sic*al, a. [L. classicus relating to the classes of the Roman people, and especially to the frist class; hence, of the first rank, superior, from classis class: cf. F. classique. See {Class}, n.] 1. Of or …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• LITERATURE, JEWISH — Literature on Jewish themes and in languages regarded as Jewish has been written continuously for the past 3,000 years. What the term Jewish literature encompasses, however, demands definition, since Jews have lived in so many countries and have… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Literature — is the art of written works. Literally translated, the word means acquaintance with letters (from Latin littera letter). In Western culture the most basic written literary types include fiction and non fiction.DefinitionsThe word literature has… …   Wikipedia

• Classic of Rites — The Classic of Rites (simplified Chinese: 礼记; traditional Chinese: 禮記; pinyin: Lǐjì), also known as the Book of Rites, Book of Customs, the Record of Rites, was one of the Chinese Five Classics of the …   Wikipedia

• classic - classical — ◊ classic used as an adjective A classic example of something has all the features or characteristics which you expect something of its kind to have. This statement was a classic illustration of British politeness. London is the classic example… …   Useful english dictionary

• Classic — Clas sic, n. 1. A work of acknowledged excellence and authority, or its author; originally used of Greek and Latin works or authors, but now applied to authors and works of a like character in any language. [1913 Webster] In is once raised him to …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• classic — classic, classical 1. Classical is the customary word when reference is to the arts and literature of ancient Greece and Rome (a classical scholar / classical Greek / architecture of classical proportions), to traditional forms of dance… …   Modern English usage

• Literature and Revolution — is a classic work of literary criticism from the Marxist standpoint written by Leon Trotsky in 1924. By discussing the various literary trends that were around in Russia between the revolutions of 1905 and 1917 Trotsky analysed the concrete… …   Wikipedia

• classic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) judged over a period of time to be of the highest quality. 2) typical. ► NOUN 1) a work of art of established value. 2) (Classics) the study of ancient Greek and Latin literature, philosophy, and history. 3) ( …   English terms dictionary