Literature of the World

is the totality of all national literatures.

The term “world literature” was introduced by

is the cultural heritage of all humanity.

imaginative work that pictures human life in a society that can be enjoyed, understood, and used by society.

any creative work, chiefly any narrative work, portraying individuals, events, or places that are imaginary, or in ways that are imaginary.

Any publication or piece of media that strives, in good faith, to present information only about the real world, as opposed to being based on imagination, is considered non-fiction.

Oral traditions, mythology, religion, origin stories, hero

This is considered the oldest known literary work.

a collection of funerary texts written on papyrus and tomb walls. These texts guided the dead through the underworld and helped them achieve a good afterlife.

tells the story of the Trojan War, focusing on Achilles.