Philippine Literature in English

DIFFERENT DEFINITIONS OF LITERATURE -Literature is literally "acquaintance with letters" as in the first sense given in the Oxford English Dictionary (from the Latin littera meaning "an individual written character.) "Arts Literature Writing Professionals". 2008 -Literature is the art of written works. Literally translated, the word means "acquaintance with letters" (from Latin littera letter), and therefore the academic study of literature is known as Letters (as in the phrase "Arts and…