Read the dictionary definition of literature. All definitions for this word.
1. the profession or art of a writer
1. her place in literature is secure
2. the humanistic study of a body of literature
1. he took a course in Russian lit
3. creative writing of recognized artistic value
4. published writings in a particular style on a particular subject
1. the technical literature
2. one aspect of Waterloo has not yet been treated in the literature