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14 hours ago · The history of Chinese literature [1] extends thousands of years, and begins with the earliest recorded inscriptions, court archives, building to the major works of philosophy and history written during the Axial Age. The Han (202 BC – 220 AD) and Tang (618–907 AD) dynasties were considered golden ages of poetry, while the Song (960–1279 ...
14 hours ago · Culture of theUnited States. American literature is literature written or produced in the United States and in the colonies that preceded it. The American literary tradition is part of the broader tradition of English-language literature, but also includes literature produced in languages other than English.
14 hours ago · Igor Stravinsky. Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky [a] (17 June [ O.S. 5 June] 1882 – 6 April 1971) was a Russian composer and conductor with French citizenship (from 1934) and American citizenship (from 1945). He is widely considered one of the most important and influential composers of the 20th century and a pivotal figure in modernist music .
14 hours ago · Latin ( lingua Latina, Latin: [ˈlɪŋɡʷa ɫaˈtiːna], or Latinum, Latin: [ɫaˈtiːnʊ̃]) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Considered a dead language, Latin was originally spoken in Latium (now known as Lazio ), the lower Tiber area around Rome. [1] Through the expansion of the Roman ...
14 hours ago · Definition. Children's and adolescent literature is literature that is aimed at children and adolescents. This type of literature includes a part of popular oral culture, such as lullabies, proverbs and stories, as well as stories, plays, poems and writings in the field of religion, social knowledge, science and its application, art and entertainment that writersو Poets and songwriters create ...
14 hours ago · Sumerian (Sumerian: 𒅴𒂠, romanized: Emeg̃ir, lit. '' native language '') was the language of ancient Sumer. It is one of the oldest attested languages, dating back to at least 2900 BC. It is accepted to be a local language isolate and to have been spoken in ancient Mesopotamia, in the area that is modern-day Iraq .
14 hours ago · Social media has affected the way youth communicate, by introducing new forms of language. Novel acronyms save time, as illustrated by " LOL ", which is the ubiquitous shortcut for "laugh out loud". The hashtag was created to simplify searching for information and to allow users to highlight topics of interest in the hope of attracting the ...
