Belles-lettres

Belles-lettres

That department of literature which implies literary culture and belongs to the domain of art, whatever the subject may be or the special form; it includes poetry, the drama, fiction, and criticism.

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Category: Encyclopedias
Organization: Project Gutenberg
Product: The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
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