Oral literature
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"Folk literature" redirects here. For the collection of Chinese literature, see Suwenxue congkan.
"Folk tale" redirects here. For other uses, see Folk tale (disambiguation).
Oral literature, orature, or folk literature is a genre of literature that is spoken or sung as opposed to that which is written, though much oral literature has been transcribed.[1] There is no standard definition, as anthropologists have used varying descriptions for oral literature or folk literature. A broad conceptualization refers to it as literature characterized by oral transmission and the absence of any fixed form. It includes the stories, legends, and history passed through generations in a spoken form.[2]