Do you believe in Mythical Creatures such as:

[heatherrae]

Here are the definitions. Go slam the creator or Random House unabridged dictionary over the head with your book. I didnt' create the definitions.


literature --
1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays.
2. the entire body of writings of a specific language, period, people, etc.: the literature of England.
3. the writings dealing with a particular subject: the literature of ornithology.
4. the profession of a writer or author.
5. literary work or production.
6. any kind of printed material, as circulars, leaflets, or handbills: literature describing company products.
7. Archaic. polite learning; literary culture; appreciation of letters and books.


Myth --

1. a traditional or legendary story, usually concerning some being or hero or event, with or without a determinable basis of fact or a natural explanation, esp. one that is concerned with deities or demigods and explains some practice, rite, or phenomenon of nature.
2. stories or matter of this kind: realm of myth.
3. any invented story, idea, or concept: His account of the event is pure myth.
4. an imaginary or fictitious thing or person.
5. an unproved or false collective belief that is used to justify a social institution.


Myths aren't required to be in literature to be defined as myths. Read the definitions.

 

[foreigngirl]

Here are the definitions. Go slam the creator or Random House unabridged dictionary over the head with your book. I didnt' create the definitions.


literature --
1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays.
2. the entire body of writings of a specific language, period, people, etc.: the literature of England.
3. the writings dealing with a particular subject: the literature of ornithology.
4. the profession of a writer or author.
5. literary work or production.
6. any kind of printed material, as circulars, leaflets, or handbills: literature describing company products.
7. Archaic. polite learning; literary culture; appreciation of letters and books.


Myth --

1. a traditional or legendary story, usually concerning some being or hero or event, with or without a determinable basis of fact or a natural explanation, esp. one that is concerned with deities or demigods and explains some practice, rite, or phenomenon of nature.
2. stories or matter of this kind: realm of myth.
3. any invented story, idea, or concept: His account of the event is pure myth.
4. an imaginary or fictitious thing or person.
5. an unproved or false collective belief that is used to justify a social institution.


Myths aren't required to be in literature to be defined as myths. Read the definitions.

your conclusion is that myth is not required to be under literature. What I see here is not what you are saying. You are confusing modern literature and myth and putting them separate. Its all literature. If it wasnt, it wouldnt have been such an important subject to study for 9 months. And stop being so driven to prove something that you have no clue about what-so-ever. Stick to your law and I will stick to my literature. Having a general knowledge is not a proof of having in-depth knowledge and let it go already.

 

[heatherrae]

your conclusion is that myth is not required to be under literature. What I see here is not what you are saying. You are confusing modern literature and myth and putting them separate. Its all literature. If it wasnt, it wouldnt have been such an important subject to study for 9 months. And stop being so driven to prove something that you have no clue about what-so-ever. Stick to your law and I will stick to my literature. Having a general knowledge is not a proof of having in-depth knowledge and let it go already.

I posted the definitions and you are very clearly wrong.

Myth is just a collective idea or belief bout something fictitious. It does not have to be written in literature.

Really, if you have a degree in this, it doesn't seem that you would be arguing about the basic definitions.

Once again, go argue with Random House that the definitions are incorrect, then.

However, surely you studied that myths were passed on through oral traditions, etc without being contained in literature, didn't you?

 

[Smurfy]

i tought literature was having to do with written words and text?
I thought it came from the Latin 'littera' meaning "an individual written character (letter)".

is there really an argument over semantics?

 

[heatherrae]

i tought literature was having to do with written words and text?
I thought it came from the Latin 'littera' meaning "an individual written character (letter)".

is there really an argument over semantics?

Seems like the most ridiculous and irrelevant argument to the topic, but FG wants to make an issue that myths are only derived from literature. Clearly, by definition, this isn't so, but I'm some kind of bitch for making this point...lol.

 

[foreigngirl]

Seems like the most ridiculous and irrelevant argument to the topic, but FG wants to make an issue that myths are only derived from literature. Clearly, by definition, this isn't so, but I'm some kind of bitch for making this point...lol.

you are not making a point. You are making yourself look stupid.

 

[heatherrae]

you are not making a point. You are making yourself look stupid.

Really? I'm not the one who is arguing with the definition of "literature" and "myth" and then telling other people to just shut up unless they have a degree in literature.

 

[Smurfy]

what about the myth that black men have larger penises?

 

[foreigngirl]

I posted the definitions and you are very clearly wrong.

Myth is just a collective idea or belief bout something fictitious. It does not have to be written in literature.

Really, if you have a degree in this, it doesn't seem that you would be arguing about the basic definitions.

Once again, go argue with Random House that the definitions are incorrect, then.

However, surely you studied that myths were passed on through oral traditions, etc without being contained in literature, didn't you?

Didnt I already tell you about the oral tradition? Oral tradition = folklor = you study it as a subject when you have a major in literature.

What do you consider literature, HR? Cuz, you have pretty narrow uncompetent views of what falls into that category.

I dont argue with you on any subject. But on this I will, till you get sick of it.

 

[heatherrae]

Didnt I already tell you about the oral tradition? Oral tradition = folklor = you study it as a subject when you have a major in literature.

What do you consider literature, HR? Cuz, you have pretty narrow uncompetent views of what falls into that category.

I dont argue with you on any subject. But on this I will, till you get sick of it.

You aren't arguing with me. YOu are arguing with random house dictionary.