<P> Philosophical , historical , journalistic , and scientific writings are traditionally ranked as literature . They offer some of the oldest prose writings in existence ; novels and prose stories earned the names `` fiction '' to distinguish them from factual writing or nonfiction , which writers historically have crafted in prose . </P>
<P> Philosophical , historical , journalistic , and scientific writings are traditionally ranked as literature . They offer some of the oldest prose writings in existence ; novels and prose stories earned the names `` fiction '' to distinguish them from factual writing or nonfiction , which writers historically have crafted in prose . </P>
the broadest category of literature that is based on facts
the broadest category of literature that is based on facts
nonfiction
nonfiction