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Literature is a creative writing of recognized artistic value,
published writings in a particular style on a particular subject
Literature is literally "an acquaintance with letters" as in the first sense given in the Oxford English Dictionary (from the Latin littera meaning "an individual written character (letter)"). The term has generally come to identify a collection of texts.
The word "literature" as a common noun can refer to any form of writing, such as essays or poetry; "Literature" as a proper noun refers to a whole body of literary work, world-wide or relating to a specific culture.
Arts is the products of human creativity.Art, in its broadest meaning, is the expression of creativity or imagination, or both. Art is making objects, Drawings, Etchings, Paintings, Sculptures, Stage Designs, Portraits , etc. An art form is a specific form for artistic expression to take, it is a more specific term than art in general, but less specific than “genre.” Some examples include, but are by no means,limited to: painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, music, poetry, architecture, cinema, theatre. The creative arts are often divided into more specific categories, such as decorative arts, plastic arts, performing arts, or literature. So for example painting is a form of plastic art, and poetry is a form of literature.