It appears, that the literature of all cultures began with poetry, whose rhythmic and sensuous qualities satisfy a fundamental human need for expression of emotions. Derived from the Greek world Poitein, 'to make up', poetry insinuates invention of things. For the ancient Greeks this word signified any artist--writer, painter or musician--who made forms that did not previously exist in nature; only in later ages did the world assume its present, narrower meaning. ...
