Types of literature:
1. According to the medium, it is divided into three categories: oral literature, written literature, and online literature;
2. According to the era of the author It is divided into: ancient literature, modern literature, modern literature and contemporary literature. Their scope is constantly migrating with readers;
3. According to the region of production, it is divided into: European and American literature, Chinese literature, Japanese literature, Latin American literature, etc.
4. Divided by readers:
a. According to audience identity/age, there are children’s literature, adult literature, etc.;
b. According to reader groups and content It is divided into serious literature and popular literature or popular literature, folk literature, minority literature, religious literature, etc.
5. According to content, it is divided into: historical literature, documentary literature, fantasy literature, reportage, etc.
6. According to the expression genre, it is divided into: novels, prose, poetry, reportage, scripts, folklore, fables, notebook novels, unofficial history, fairy tales, couplets and jokes; others such as historical biography, philosophy, Fu, parallel prose, sketches, literary criticism, movies, computer games (including game consoles) with written plot structures, etc.
7. According to the creative concept, it is divided into: romantic literature, realist literature, etc.