Editing Outline of literature (section)

== What <em>type</em> of thing is literature? ==
Literature can be described as all of the following:

* [[Communication]] &ndash; activity of conveying information. Communication requires a sender, a message, and an intended recipient, although the receiver need not be present or aware of the sender's intent to communicate at the time of communication; thus communication can occur across vast distances in time and space.
** [[Written communication]] (writing) &ndash; representation of language in a textual medium through the use of a set of signs or symbols (known as a writing system).<ref>Peter T. Daniels, "The Study of Writing Systems", in ''The World's Writing Systems'', ed. Bright and Daniels, p. 3</ref>
* Subdivision of [[culture]] &ndash; shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices that characterizes an institution, organization, or group.
** One of [[the arts]] &ndash; imaginative, creative, or nonscientific branch of knowledge, especially as studied academically.<ref>[http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/the-arts the arts]. CollinsDictionary.com. Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 11th Edition. Retrieved October 25, 2012.</ref>