Didactic literature is instructive literature, or literature that teaches a lesson or lessons. It does not merely entertain. Some have suggested that nearly all of the best poetry is didactic. Examples of didactic literature include
- Instructions for Parish Priests by John Mirk.
- tracts by Tomas Stitny.
- New England Primer.
- Goody Two-Shoes.
- The Coquette .
- Jataka Tales.
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