Thread: Is Harry Potter Literature?

The Britney Spears reference was a bit of an intentional exaggeration.

Depending on one's personal perception, I didn't use the word literature out of context. : p There are many different meanings of the word depending on who is saying it:

"People may perceive a difference between "literature" and some popular forms of written work. The terms "literary fiction" and "literary merit" often serve to distinguish between individual works. For example, almost all literate people perceive the works of Charles Dickens as "literature," whereas some critics[citation needed] look down on the works of Jeffrey Archer as unworthy of inclusion under the general heading of "English literature." "

Literature - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Originally Posted by mandax

Why define literature? It only limits it.

It would if it were possible to do. My point was, you can't say something is not in a category if you can't define the category.

I get a crack out of those would-be motivational posters, so I finally made one, and it seems to have to do with the op. Thanks be to 4chan, vilest nest of scum on the internet, for hosting it.

edit: oh, pic must have been too racy, cause it's gone now.