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Terms for subject Literature (1001 entries)

literature	The art of written works. literally translated, the word means "acquaintance with letters" (from Latin littera letter)
litotes	Used in rhetoric. An understatement which employs a negative expression as a positive.
loathly lady	A device see in medieval literature from both Celtic and Germanic traditions. Usually an ugly woman whose true appearance is revealed upon receiving a kiss.
Loquacious Leaders Toastmasters	LL
Lord Gordon Byron	An English poet of the Romantic movement. His works were popular during his lifetime and have remained so. He lived between 1788 and 1824.
low comedy	This comedy contains silly, crude slapstick and violence rather than clever dialogue or banter.
lullaby	A calming song designed for children to help them go to sleep.
lyric	A brief poem with repeating stanzas often set to music.
lyric poetry	Poetry with an emotional, song-like quality, different from narrative or dramatic poetry.
macronic text	Using a mixture of languages for a comic or humourous effect.
magic realism	The expression refers to fiction that merges realistic elements with the fantastic. Texts renowned for the use of magic realism include Rushdie's Midnight's children. Other writers who apply magic realism include Esquival's Like Water for Chocolate.
mainstream	In a literary sense, this term refers to texts and authors which abide by conventional writing structures and techniques. These are generally aimed at the everyday, dominant reader.
malapropism	Misusing words to create a comic effect or to characterize the speaker/character as being too confused or ignorant to use correct diction. The term originates from Richard Sheridan's character Mrs Malaprop, because she often misapplied long words in an effort to appear impressive.
Man Booker Prize	The Man Booker Prize for Fiction, also known in short as the Booker Prize, is a literary prize awarded each year for the best original full-length novel, written in the English language, by a citizen of either the Commonwealth of Nations, Ireland, or Zimbabwe.
manuscript	A text written by hand, rather than printed with a printing press.
Margaret Atwood	Canadian novelist and poet. She has been nominated for the Booker prize five times, winning it once.
marginalia	Notes which appear in the margins of a book.
Marxism	The economic and political theories of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels that hold that human actions and institutions are economically determined and that class struggle is needed to create historical change and that capitalism will ultimately be superseded by communism.
Marxist criticism	This discourse stems from the cultural theories of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. In relation to literature Marxism is interested in the position authors write from, and the representation of class struggles.
Master Evaluator	ME