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sub-literature
noun[ U or S ]
disapproving(alsosubliterature)uk /ˌsʌbˈlɪt.rə.tʃər/ us /ˌsʌbˈlɪt̬.ɚ.ə.tʃɚ/
written works, especially popular writing, that are not considered of such high artistic value as literature :
Some novels are seen as works of art, but others are "pulp fiction" or "sub-literature".
There's also a large sub-literature of almanacs and gift books.
Much of her work got shoved into the sci-fi corner or labelled as subliterature.
These works have been critically ignored as having little or no literary value, as sub-literature.
There were also whole classes of sub-literature such as cheap romances.
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