Contains

• rhetoric

  Study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public ...

• classics

  Study of the literary works of ancient Greece and Rome.

• poetics

  Study of poetic works.

• literature

  The humanistic study of a body of literature; "he took a course in Russian lit".

• comparative literature

  Study of literary works from different cultures (often in translation).

• literary criticism

  The informed analysis and evaluation of literature.