literature
littérature
books, fun, society
books, old, steinbeck, austen
books, writers, school
classic, established books that are well known and worthy of study, full of symbolism
long, boring, elitist, dust
long, complex, entertainment
reading, intellectual, relaxing
Shakespeare, The Scarlet Letter.
words, intelligence, entertainment
Bac de Français,
culture évasion apprantissage
culture, livres
lecture,exprimer,art
livre, auteur
livre, culture, histoire
morales, plaisir,
Rousseau, Victor Hugo, Diderot
Victor Hugo, Misérables, riche
Zola, français (la matière)
Discussion
Our view of literature seemed to be old, long books, while the French see literature as a form of culture. Also, we named British and American authors while they named French authors, but I guess that makes sense.
I wonder if we have the same definition of "literature." Like I consider the books we read in school literature ("established books that are well known and worthy of study"). I wouldn't really think of any old book I can buy in the young adult section of the book store as literature, more as easy reading, but definitely part of the current American culture.
I'm surprised that more people didn't say that literature was boring.
That's just your hatred of books coming out, Reilly. I'm just kidding, but I don't agree, literature has a somewhat boring aspect to it, but it isn't a word that I associate directly with boredom.