American writers in the American romantic period set out to create a new form of literature which was different from what European writers were doing. Why do you suppose they wanted this
America freed themselves from the British, blah blah, their free but it's because of the British that they had to fight for their freedom [...]

Consider the nature of history and literature- both arenarrative forms, both generated by an author, both claim to have some truth value, what is the difference?
With History you have citations and notes, sometimes eyewitness accounts to base things off of. Things that other people can look up to verify. Literature may be based on a [...]

There is some introduction about chinese literature taoism , and so on, maybe useful to you.

Types of prose include drama, articles, novels, short stories, books, newspapers, magazines, encyclopedias, broadcast media, films, letters, history, philosophy, and biographies.
Types of poetry include lyric and narrative and they are: epic, ode, ballads, blank verse, free verse, elegy, epigram, haiku, idyll, limerick, and the lay.
It’s important to remember though, that one piece of literature can [...]

check out this site.
http://www.seasite.niu.edu/Tagalog/Literature/literary_forms_in_philippine_lit.htm
hope it helps!:)

math and science can be, but art and literature are definitely forms of culture. art/literature can express a cultures perspective on life, religion, or way of thinking. good examples are Hindu text, Japanese folklore, Greek art, Chinses medicines and Mayan astrology (both of which math and science contribute to).

forms: novel, poetry, essay, history, drama, biography, short story… Types: epic, tragedy, comedy, satire, on and on…
try these:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literature
http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/english/melani/cs6/genres.html

Is an understanding of the form in which literature is written the basis of our ability to make sense of its contents?
The basis of our understanding of literature is language. "Form" has several different interpretations in such a broad category, so I think you should narrow it down for a more helpful answer. [...]

Thank you for the help. =]
Poetry, Essay, Prose, Drama, and Fiction

I'm writing an essay for a college application about a "fictional character from literature, theatre, film, or television", and I really have my heart set on a character from a comic strip. I'm curious – is a comic strip a form of "literature"?
Hello ,
Yes , a comic strip (i.e.graphic novel) could possibly be regarded as [...]