Noun
(education) Comparative literature.
(uncommon) The world's national literature collectively, especially the circulation and appreciation of works beyond their country of origin.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgI read world literature and I read French romances in the originals. I had quite a profound knowledge - no, that sounds conceited, but I did have a profound interest in everything spiritual. Baldur von Schirach
My works are Chinese literature, which is part of world literature. They show the life of Chinese people as well as the country's unique culture and folk customs. Mo Yan
I believe that world literature has it in its power to help mankind, in these its troubled hours, to see itself as it really is, notwithstanding the indoctrinations of prejudiced people and parties. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
There are even more statues of Robert Burns than of any other figure in world literature. Indeed if we discount figures of religion, then only Christopher Columbus has more statues than he worldwide. Len G. Murray
The Ramacharitamanas undoubtedly is the great poem worthy to rank among the great classical masterpieces of world literature. Tulsidas