Literacy vs. Literature

The condition or quality of being literate, especially the ability to read and write. See Usage Note at literate.

The body of written works of a language, period, or culture.

The condition or quality of being knowledgeable in a particular subject or field

Imaginative or creative writing, especially of recognized artistic value

The ability to read and write.

The art or occupation of a literary writer.

The ability to understand and evaluate something.

The body of written work produced by scholars or researchers in a given field

State of being literate.

Printed material

The ability to read and write

(Music) All the compositions of a certain kind or for a specific instrument or ensemble

The body of all written works.

The collected creative writing of a nation, people, group, or culture.

(usually preceded by the) All the papers, treatises, etc. published in academic journals on a particular subject.

Written fiction of a high standard.

Learning; acquaintance with letters or books.

The collective body of literary productions, embracing the entire results of knowledge and fancy preserved in writing; also, the whole body of literary productions or writings upon a given subject, or in reference to a particular science or branch of knowledge, or of a given country or period; as, the literature of Biblical criticism; the literature of chemistry.

The class of writings distinguished for beauty of style or expression, as poetry, essays, or history, in distinction from scientific treatises and works which contain positive knowledge; belles-lettres.

The occupation, profession, or business of doing literary work.

Creative writing of recognized artistic value

The humanistic study of a body of literature;

Published writings in a particular style on a particular subject;

The profession or art of a writer;