What is the definition of literature?

Literature refers to all carriers that record or describe information and knowledge on a material carrier in the form of words, images, formulas, audio, video and codes, and can play the role of storing and disseminating information and knowledge. Now it is usually understood as the sum of books, periodicals and other publications. Literature is the most effective means of recording, accumulating, spreading and inheriting knowledge, the most basic and main source of information in human social activities, and the most basic means of information exchange and dissemination. In terms of literature, Zheng Xuan in the Eastern Han Dynasty pointed out: "Those who are dedicated to their work are excellent and virtuous. I don't take the courtesy as the king of the two countries, and the article is insufficient. " Zheng Xuan used "articles" and "talents" to explain "literature", which has a clear meaning. Zhu's Annotation to the Analects of Confucius explains this passage of Bashu: "Qi, after the summer. After the Song and Yin Dynasties. Sign and play cards. Wen, Jing also. Dedication, Ye Xian.

I can say the gift of the second generation, but the two countries are not enough as evidence, so their literature is insufficient. If there are enough documents, I can take them to prove my words. "For Confucius' students, if the classics" Yi ","Book "and" History "are all texts, then their teacher Confucius is a typical" dedication ". As for the offerings, give two more examples: (1) Jiao Hong, a great scholar in the Ming Dynasty, has a masterpiece "Collection of Confessions to the DPRK", the volume of which is 120. The title translated into modern Chinese is Biography of Contemporary People. This "dedication" refers to important contemporary figures who have a great relationship with history. (2) Li Huan, a scholar in Qing Dynasty, compiled a 720-volume Collection of National Donations. Money, Lao Ye. Dedication, character. This book collects biographical data of more than 10,000 people from the first year of Emperor Nurhachi's mandate of heaven to the thirty years of Xuanzong Daoguang in Qing Dynasty, and it is divided into 19 categories. If you don't understand the meaning of dedication, you won't understand the meaning of these titles. Ma Yuan Duan Lin's General Examination of Literature named the book "Literature" for the first time, and its meaning was also taken from The Analects of Confucius.