By the vector is divided into: oral literature, written literature, three main types of network literature;
Time is divided into: ancient literature, modern literature, modern literature and contemporary literature. As the scope of their readers are constantly migration;
Divided by region: Foreign Literature, Chinese Literature ... and so on;
By the reader as follows:
By age of children's literature, adult literature;
Groups according to the readers and the content is divided into serious literature and popular literature or popular literature, folk literature, ethnic literature, religious literature ... and so on;
Content is divided into: the history of
love literature, documentary literature, fantasy literature, reports and other literature ....
By the expression is divided into genres: novels, essays, poetry, reportage, theater, opera, plays, folklore, fables, novels, unofficial history, fairy tales, and jokes such as couplet; in other
Love areas such as
beaded jewelry historical, philosophical, Fu, Parallel Prose, Essays , literary criticism, plot structure of written computer
Love games (including game consoles) and the animation ... and so on;
Divided by the creative ideas: Romantic literature, literary realism ... and so on.