literature

Example Sentences

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Quoting what may be Russian literature’s most famous line is a little trite, I’ll admit.

From Salon

Galthie, a deep thinker who reads philosophy and classical literature, has admitted he believes in an innate French characteristic, to fight hardest and best when pushed to the brink.

From BBC

A university has issued a content warning for a literature module featuring Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights, warning students it contains "distressing" material.

From BBC

Mattie Ross is one of the toughest dames in American literature.

From The Wall Street Journal

He left a peerless catalogue of songs articulating the life of working class Irish immigrants, with tales of finding love in the slums littered with references to literature, mythology and the Bible.

From BBC